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  • No man will ever be President of the United States who spells 'negro' with two gs.

    William H. Seward's retort to Stephen A. Douglas on the Senate floor after the Illinois senator used an offensive slur in a speech, as quoted in Doris Kearns Goodwin "Team of Rivals" (p. 163), October 25, 2005.
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