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"…It follows,from what has been stated,that it is a great and dangerous error to suppose that all people are equally entitled to liberty.It is a reward to be earned,not a blessing to be gratuitously lavished on all alike-a reward reserved for the intelligent,the patriotic,the virtuous and deserving,and not a boon to be bestowed on a people too ignorant,degraded and vicious to be capable either of appreciating or of enjoying it."
John C.Calhoun,"A Disquisition on Government," 1849
-One of the most significant effects of rhetoric like that used here was

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The excerpt reflects John C. Calhoun's support for slavery and the belief that some people (likely referring to enslaved Black people) were too "ignorant, degraded and vicious" to be entitled to the same liberties as others. This sort of rhetoric, which was prevalent in the South, contributed to increased sectional tensions between the North and South and ultimately played a role in the lead up to the Civil War.

The Following Questions Refer to the Excerpt Below