... . Washington's sculpture was the first to be finished. His sculpture was dedicated in 1930 (Encyclopedia Online). Thomas Jefferson was one of the founding fathers who marked his own importance into history and the freedom of America. Thomas Jefferson was one of the men who created and signed the Declaration of Independence (Whitehouse.gov). "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," Jefferson stated was one of the main purposes for the Declaration. To this day Jefferson ... 's Declaration has helped shaped democracy all around the world by giving countries a different way ... ...

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... officers and adopted a constitution and declaration. Drafted by William Lloyd Garrison, the declaration pledged its members to work for emancipation through non-violent actions of "moral suasion," or "the overthrow of prejudice by the power of love." The society encouraged public lectures, publications, civil disobedience, and the boycott of cotton and other slave-manufactured products. The Abolitionist Crusade was controversial because the abolitionist associated with it fought against the government and slave owners for ... were beaten and lynched. Some had their property burned, and ...

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... in both the South and the North saw little similarity between these insurrections and the American Revolution. The Turner massacre was universally depicted as the work of savages and brutes, not of men. Vigilance was tightened, and new laws controlling the slaves were passed throughout the South. Both the violence of the slaves and the verbal abuse of the abolitionists only served to strengthen the South in its defense of the peculiar ... were depicted as beasts who could not be freed because they would endanger society. They were never seen as men whose rights and liberties had been pro...

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... he was opposed at least to the spread of slavery. His response to Douglas in 1854 makes it clear that he is opposed to slavery spreading any further than it already has. "This declared indifference, but as I must think, covert zeal for the spread of slavery I hate it because it deprives our republican example of its just influence criticizing the Declaration of Independence, and insisting that there is no ... right principle of action but self-interest." This speech clearly illustrates Lincoln's belief that slavery in not a morally or constitutionally correct institution ... ...

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