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MLK, Obama, Biden and the Miniaturization of Language

By Timothy H. Lee
Thursday, August 29 2013

“WE hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…” -The Declaration of Independence, 1776 “I still have a dream… It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream… I have a dream that one day, this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.’” -Dr.…

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