The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
"In his numerous speeches now being made in Illinois, Senator Douglas regularly argues against the doctrine of the equality of men; and while he does not draw the conclusion that the superiors ought to enslave the inferiors, he evidently wishes his hearers to draw that conclusion.
He shirks the responsibility of pulling the house down, but he digs under it that it may fall of its own weight."
Oct. 1858