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Abraham Lincoln Political Leader

Race

"If as the friends of colonization hope, the present and coming generations of our countrymen shall by any means, succeed in freeing our land from the dangerous presence of slavery; and, at the same time, in restoring a captive people to their long-lost father-land, with bright prospects for the future; and this too, so gradually, that neither races nor individuals shall have suffered by the change, it will indeed be a glorious consummation."

Mean Father Race

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Abraham Lincoln Political Leader

Race

"As labor is the common burden of our race, so the effort of some to shift their share of the burden onto the shoulders of others is the great durable curse of the race."

Race Effort Common

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Edgar Rice Burroughs Author

Race

"In that little party there was not one who would desert another; yet we were of different countries, different colours, different races, different religions--and one of us was of a different world."

Country Party Race

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Edward Kennedy Politician

Race

"In an era when America is still too divided by race and by riches, Judge [Samuel] Alito has not written one single opinion on the merits in favor of a person of color alleging race discrimination on the job: in 15 years on the bench, not one."

Jobs Race Color

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Edward Joseph Young Poet

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"Our land is the dearer of our sacrifices. The blood of our martyrs sanctifies and enriches it. Their spirit passes into thousands of hearts. How costly is the progress of the race. It is only by the giving of life that we can have life."

Heart Race Sacrifice

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Edward Young Poet, Playwright

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"Men should press forward, in fame's glorious chase; Nobles look backward, and so lose the race."

Men Looks Race

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Edward'O Artist

Race

"The race is now on between the technoscientific and scientific forces that are destroying the living environment and those that can be harnessed to save it. . . . If the race is won, humanity can emerge in far better condition than when it entered, and with most of the diversity of life still intact."

Race Humanity Diversity

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Eli Roth Filmmaker

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"As a kid, my idols were Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson, and I get into crazy races with myself. Raimi was 21 when he made movies, and when I didn't get 'Cabin Fever' made that fast I thought I'd failed."

Kids Race Crazy

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Ellen Malcolm Businesswoman

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"Between 1972 and 1987, the number of Democratic women in the House had actually gone down, from 14 to 12. EMILY's list started doing House races in 1988."

House Numbers Race

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Emma Goldman Anarchist, Political Activist, Writer

Race

"Have not all theists painted their Deity as the god of love and goodness? Yet after thousands of years of such preachments the gods remain deaf to the agony of the human race."

Years Race Agony

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Ezra Pound Poet, Critic

Race

"Artists are the antennae of the race, but the bullet-headed many will never learn to trust the great artists."

Artist Race Learning

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Erica Brown Author

Race

"In order to survive, the human race must defend itself."

Order Race Humans

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