Henry Ward Beecher: “But I ask you, fellow-citizens, whether the simple accident of birth…”

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But I ask you, fellow-citizens, whether the simple accident of birth is a basis broad enough for a permanent National party?

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Henry Ward Beecher

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Beecher questions the validity of basing a national party solely on birthplace.

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Henry Ward Beecher: “But I ask you, fellow-citizens, whether the simple accident of birth is a basis broad enough for a permanent National…”