Chicago Historical Society

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“Ethnic life in the United States has become a sort of contest like baseball in which the blacks are always the Chicago Cubs.”
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“What is the historical function of Parliament in this country? It is to prevent the Government from governing.”
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“The political core of any movement for freedom in the society has to have the political imperative to protect free speech.”
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