Amistad

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we might acknowledge
that our individuality,

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which we so, so revere,
is not entirely our own.

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Perhaps were feared an...an appeal
to you might be taken for weakness.

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But we have come to understand,
finally, that this is not so.

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We understand now...

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We've been made to understand,

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and to embrace the understanding

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that who we are

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is who we were.

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We desperately need
your strength and wisdom

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to triumph over our fears,
our prejudices, ourselves.

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Give us the courage
to do what is right.

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And if it means civil war,
then let it come.

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And when it does,

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may it be, finally,

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the last battle of
the American Revolution.

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That's all I have to say.