Diptych

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Trivia game

Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Tea Baggers get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Muslims." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].

~ Noam Chomsky



I substituted a couple of words. The object of the game is to:

  • Replace the struck-out words with their originals.

  • Name the real author of the quote.


See the Comment or click here for the answer.


Comments:
Our progress in degeneracy appears to me to be pretty rapid. As a nation, we began by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except negroes" When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except negroes, and foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretence of loving liberty -- to Russia, for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocracy [sic].

~ Abraham Lincoln

Letter to Joshua Speed
August 24, 1855

 
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