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Hamlet: Lady, shall I lie in your lap?Ophelia: No my LordHamlet: Did you think I meant country matters?Ophelia: I think nothing my LordHamlet: That's a fair thought, to lie between maid's legs.- Shakespeare, Hamlet, 3, 2ï¿½

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(1865) Abraham Lincoln, “Second Inaugural Address”

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(1863) Rev. Jonathan C. Gibbs, “Freedom's Joyful Day”

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(1875) Congressman John R. Lynch, “Speech on the Civil Rights Bill”

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Theater Guild presentation of Othello opened at

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(1957) Dwight Eisenhower, “Address on Little Rock"

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(1875) Congressman James T. Rapier, “Half Free, Half Slave”

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