"A government that can not or does not protect...the humblest citizen in his right...to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness...should be reformed or overthrown without delay."
Is it A) Abraham Lincoln B) Frederick Douglass C)Thomas Jefferson?
2007-01-09 08:08:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
C'mon it ain't hard!
2007-01-09 08:49:58 · update #1
Yes the answer is B! Surprised anyone? It surprised me, I have watched Mr.Smith Goes to Washington and as far as I recollect the saying is attributed to Abraham Lincoln. Well as it turns out from the novelist Alex Haley it was a letter written by Frederick Douglass. A man that I'm not fimiliar with in U.S. history who was originally a black slave. I find it surprising that this has been overlooked and credited to someone else. How much does people, both US citizens and others, know about Mr.Frederick Douglass? The comment box will still be viewed. I look forward to any comments people may have on this subject.
2007-01-10 05:41:10 · update #2
Nobody "said" it. Frederick Douglass 'wrote' it.
2007-01-09 08:16:01 · answer #1 · answered by theearlybirdy 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
C) Jefferson, he was the only revolutionary of the three you listed and that comment pretty much sums of their belief of British colonization of the Americas.
It couldn't have been Lincoln since he was trying to uphold the rights of slaves by beginning the Civil War and the confederates were the ones rebelling.
It couldn't have been Douglass since he too was fighting for slave rights but was not rebellious against the government in any way.
2007-01-09 08:19:03 · answer #2 · answered by kass9191 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Abe Lincoln
2007-01-09 08:16:38 · answer #3 · answered by Moon Man 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
C)Tomas Jefferson, he said it pertaining to the way the government should act in his vision of America. By this he ment that if the government did not protect every single citizens rights that then that govenment should be reformed until it does. By Any Means Nessecary
2007-01-09 08:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Michelle G 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
c) Thomas Jefferson because this is what led to the Constitution of the United States of America.
2007-01-09 08:21:46 · answer #5 · answered by ambr95012 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I can't say for sure but it sounds of Thomas Jefferson.
2007-01-09 08:14:42 · answer #6 · answered by twink3110 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A) Abe said it
2007-01-09 08:16:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
D) YOU
2007-01-09 08:13:02 · answer #8 · answered by strike_eagle29 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋