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g l i n g t o w a r d p r o m i s e d l i b e r t i e s . T h e o ld E a g l e
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d e n t p r e s s of o u r a n c e s to r s th a t u ltim a te ly f o s ­
t e r e d t h e F i r s t A m e n d m e n t . It i s a h e r i t a g e of
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o f a h a n d fu l o f m e n in t h r e e s ta t e l e g i s l a t u r e s :
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r e s c in d e d th e ir v o te s . T h o se w ho c o n s id e r w o ­
m e n a s c h a t t e l c e l e b r a t e d a n d p r o n o u n c e d th e
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d e n i e d o r a b r i d g e d b y th e U n i t e d S t a t e s o r a n y
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s o r e d t h e E R A in b o th h o u s e s o f C o n g r e s s .
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a r e a lo c a l s y m p to m of a n a tio n a l illn e s s :
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n e r in w h ic h i t i s m a d e i s l e g i t i m a t e . T h e
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t r y i n g to m a k e i t t h r o u g h a h a r d t i m e , b u t
th e y a r e k e e p in g q u e s t i o n a b l e c o m p a n y .
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