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Each is the naked offspring of an illegitimate convention called into being by the President, in the exercise of illegitimate power.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement critiques the origins of state governments created by the President, labeling them as illegitimate due to their formation process.
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Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
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