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John Adams: That little paper there deals with freedom for Americans.

Edward Rutledge: Oh, really? Mr. Adams is now calling our black slaves “Americans.” Are they, now?

JA: Yes, they are. They’re people and they’re here. If there’s any other requirement, I’ve never heard of it.

ER: They are here, yes, but they are not people, sir. They are property.

Thomas Jefferson: No, sir. They are people who are being treated as property. I tell you, the rights of human nature are deeply wounded by this infamous practice.

ER: Then see to your own wounds, Mr. Jefferson, for you are a practitioner! Are you not?

TJ: I have already resolved to release my slaves.

ER: Then I’m sorry, for you’ve also resolved the ruination of your personal economy.

JA: Economy. Always economy. There’s more to this than a filthy purse string, Rutledge. It’s an offense against man and God.

Stephen Hopkins: It’s a stinking business, Mr. Rutledge. A stinking business.

ER: Is it really, Mr. Hopkins? Then what is that I smell floating down from the North? Could that be the aroma of hypocrisy? For who holds the other end of that filthy purse string, Mr. Adams? Our Northern brethren feeling a bit tender toward our slaves. They don’t keep slaves. Oh, no. But they’re willing to be considerable carriers of slaves to others. They’re willing. For the shilling.

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1776 1972 | Peter H. Hunt

The Cool, Cool Considerate Men number was removed from the theatrical release of the film, apparently as a favor from producer Jack Warner to then-president Richard Nixon, who objected to the portrayal of conservatives as obstacles to American independence. 

Ironically, the song remains relevant to contemporary politics and reflects the continual backwards nature of conservative ideology. 

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DONT SEND THEM HERE

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Why do you love Lincoln so much?

He’s been my favorite president for so long, it’s difficult to put my finger on why exactly I love him so much, but I’ll try.

I love learning about him because since the American people hold him on such a high pedestal, we only know him as The Great Emancipator, which essentially strips him of his humanity. That makes learning about his personality, his quirks, and his very many flaws is just so wonderful. One of my favorite things to read and learn about is his personal life. Lincoln suffered from depression throughout his entire life and though he and Mary had four sons, he buried two of them (the youngest Tad died a couple years after Lincoln), but despite his personal woes, he still managed to be a great leader through the worst domestic crisis in US history. In an impossible situation, Lincoln persevered and somehow held the Union together.

Now that I’m thinking about it, there are just so many reasons why I adore him so much. He read constantly, he loved animals, he wrote some of the greatest speeches in history, and he was just a weird guy with his constant story telling and laughing at his own jokes before he could get to the punch line. Lincoln surrounded himself with people who despised him for the sake of the country and was faced with some of the most stressful and difficult decisions a president could make. He was a wonderful president through his leadership during a dark time in American history and was a great man as well.

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[Carefully brushing the toy soldiers aside, he lies down beside Tad. He touches Tad’s hair and kisses his forehead. Tad stirs as Lincoln gets on all fours; without really waking up, knowing the routine, Tad climbs up onto his father’s back. Tad holds on as his father stands, weary, and maybe a little surprised to find his growing son slightly heavier than he was the night before.]

Lincoln Screeplay (Tony Kushner)

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Favorite Tad Lincoln scenes

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this is all i can see from lincoln’s shrug: 

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN as portrayed in the History Channel’s Abraham Lincoln Docuseries | S1EP2 (2022)

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i need more fellow civil war nerd friends :(((

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How could I forget to mention that Seward also gave Lincoln two kittens which loved to climb all over him

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Lincoln & Grant from the ��Abraham Lincoln” miniseries on the history channel…adding to my collection~✨