“Mr. Jefferson meant the white race.”

—  Andrew Johnson

Regarding the statement in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal."
"Speech on Harper's Ferry Incident", 12 December 1859; as printed in The papers of Andrew Johnson, Vol. 3: 1858-1860 (1972), ed. LeRoy P. Graf and Ralph W. Haskins, p. 320.
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