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On the recordJanuary 23, 2011
It didn't matter the color of their skin. It didn't matter their language. It didn't matter their economic status. It didn't matter whether they descended from nobility or whether they were of a higher class or a lower class. It made no difference. Once you got here, we were all the same.
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Michele Bachmann
Republican · Minnesota

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Bachmann speaks about the equality of individuals upon arriving in America, suggesting that all were treated the same regardless of background.

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