Session #55 · 1897–99

Speech #550166848

No people. however proud or strong. need flatter themselves that they are beyond the reach of vicissitude. Though they be. like the Ethiopians of old. the favorite associates of the gods. they may descend to the abasement and turpitude of slaves. We can not afford to go even halfway down to the Asiatic level in order to proportionately uplift their civilization. We have enacted laws which stand like cherubim with flaming sword at the gateways of the Republic to drive back the hordes of the dark and degenerate races of the East. lest they may enter in to infect and to degrade us. Whatever may happen.
Identified stereotypes
Asiatics are described as a dark and degenerate race that will infect and degrade.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOSEPH RAWLINS
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
UT
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
550166848
Paragraph
#1
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