On the recordJuly 1, 1854
Equality in society alike beats inequality, whether the latter be of the British aristocratic sort or of the domestic slavery sort.
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gutenberg.orgAbraham Lincoln: “Equality in society alike beats inequality, whether the latter be of the British aristocratic sort or of the domestic…”
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In a fragment on the nature of society, Lincoln asserts the superiority of equality over various forms of social hierarchy.
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