In 1851, Maryland's Constitution was amended to allow Jews to hold public office: "ARTICLE 34. That no other test or qualification ought to be required ... than such oath of office as may be prescribed by this Constitution ... and a declaration of belief in the CHRISTIAN RELIGION; and if the party shall profess to be a JEW, the declaration shall be of his belief in A FUTURE STATE OF REWARDS AND PUNISHMENTS."
Kennedy was on his way to the Dallas Trade Mart to deliver a speech, in which he had prepared to say: "We in this country, in this generation, are - by destiny rather than choice - the watchmen on the walls of world freedom."
Sepúlveda argued that Indians were less than human and therefore it was justified to enslave them. Las Casas, on the other hand,defended the Indians, explaining that all lives matter, irregardless of race. That Indians were fully human, created in the image of God, and therefore should never be enslaved.
Ahab finally caught up with the whate, Moby Dick, in the Pacific Ocean. As fate would have it, when the harpoon struck Moby Dick, the rope flew out so fast it snagged Ahab, pulling him out of the boat.
As a Congressman, James Garfield had stated at the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1876: "Now more than ever before, the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.
