This excerpt is from a letter Abraham Lincoln wrote in 1855 . As a nation , we began by declaring that " all men are created equal . We 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 . " -Abraham Lincoln , Letter to Joshua Speed , 1855 In this letter , Lincoln refers to the Know - Nothing Party . He changes the wording of the Declaration of Independence to imply that the party — A deserves the support of patriotic Americans

B has improved upon the Declaration of Independence

C does not uphold the values of the Declaration of Independence

D is faithful to the principles of the Federalist Party

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Which fact from the tinker v. des moines court decision best supports the reasoning that the conduct of the student protesters was protected by the fourteenth amendment, which prohibits deprivation of life, liberty, or property? o a. the record shows that students in some of the schools wore buttons relating to national political campaigns, and some even wore the iron cross, traditionally a symbol of nazism. o b. on the other hand, the court has repeatedly emphasized the need for affirming the comprehensive authority of the states and of school officials, consistent with fundamental constitutional safeguards, to prescribe and control conduct in the schools. c. the action of the school authorities appears to have been based on an urgent wish to avoid the controversy which might result from the expression, even by the silent symbol of armbands, of opposition to this nation's part in the conflagration in vietnam. d. that they are educating the young for citizenship is reason for scrupulous protection of constitutional freedoms of the individual. if we are not to strangle the free mind at its source and teach youth to discount important principles of our government as mere platitudes.