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But in the right to eat the bread, without the leave of anybody else, which his own hand earns, he is my equal, and the equal of Judge Douglas, and the equal of every living man.
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Adlai Stevenson
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gutenberg.orgAdlai Stevenson: “But in the right to eat the bread, without the leave of anybody else, which his own hand earns, he is my equal, and the…”
Editor's note · Context
He asserts that in terms of basic rights, all individuals are equal, regardless of race or social standing.
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