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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
-Which of the following political developments would Calhoun have most vigorously supported?

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Calhoun believed that only intelligent, patriotic, virtuous, and deserving individuals should have access to liberty. This view is consistent with the principles underlying the Dred Scott decision, which held that African Americans had no rights as citizens and could not sue in federal court.

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