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The phrase was used by his opponents to suggest that Obama meant there is no individual success in the United States. [33] War on Women, a slogan used by the Democratic Party in attacks from 2010 onward. [34] "Binders full of women", a phrase used by Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential debates.
The Columbian Orator is a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues collected and written by Caleb Bingham. Published in 1797, it includes speeches by George Washington , Benjamin Franklin , and some imagined speeches by historical figures such as Socrates and Cato . [ 1 ]
1858: A House Divided, in which candidate for the U.S. Senate Abraham Lincoln, speaking of the pre-Civil War United States, quoted Matthew 12:25 and said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." 1858: American Infidelity, an anti-slavery speech delivered in the United States Congress by Joshua Giddings; 1859: Abolitionist John Brown's ...
This is a non-diffusing parent category of Category:19th-century African-American politicians and Category:19th-century Native American politicians and Category:19th-century American women politicians The contents of these subcategories can also be found within this category, or in diffusing subcategories of it.
Share and reflect on these powerful, inspiring Juneteenth quotes and messages from Black politicians, activists, authors, and artists for the June 19 holiday.
At its most basic, 'newspaper poetry' refers to poetry that appears in a newspaper. In 19th-century usage, the term acquired aesthetic overtones. Lorang, discussing newspaper poetry's reception in the United States, observes that '[p]erhaps the most commonly espoused view was that newspaper poetry was light verse unworthy of the space it required and unworthy of significant consideration'. [1]
Better dead than Red – anti-Communist slogan; Black is beautiful – political slogan of a cultural movement that began in the 1960s by African Americans; Black Lives Matter – decentralized social movement that began in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African American teen Trayvon Martin; popularized in the United States following 2014 protests in ...
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