| The constitution clearly states
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| That the states have to wait
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| Until eighteen-oh-eight to debate
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| Sir—
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| Wait!
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| That’s the price we paid
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| For the southern states to participate
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| In our little independence escapade
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| We made concessions to the south to make them less afraid
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| You take away our property? |
| Secession talk will escalate
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| But for a second, let us say that we can legislate
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| Unanimous emancipation. |
| Freedom reigns, and yes, it’s great.
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| We cannot cure prejudice or righteous, desperate hate
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| So back to Africa or do they get a separate state?
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| It’s a sin. |
| It’s growing like a cancer
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| But we can’t address the question if we do not have an answer.
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| Is it my turn? |
| Good.
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| Plantation states are packed with promise makers
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| Do you realize the precious time these legislators wasted?
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| Institutionalizing slavery only multiplied our troubles
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| Wait till the 1800s, and their population doubles
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| You all know
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| This is the stain on our soul and democracy
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| A land of the free? |
| No, it’s not. |
| It’s hypocrisy
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| To subjugate, dehumanize a race, call 'em property
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| And say that we are powerless to stop it. |
| Can you not foresee?
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| Sir, even you, you have hundreds of slaves
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| Whose descendants will curse our names when we’re safe in our graves
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| How will the south find labor for its businesses?
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| How will Thomas Jefferson find his next mistresses?
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| How dare you.
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| Yet still, people follow like lemmings
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| All your hemming and hawing
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| While you’re hee-hawing with Sally Hemings
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| That’s enough.
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| Hamilton, if we support emancipation
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| Every single slave owner will demand compensation
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| And as for slandering Jefferson with talk of mistresses.
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| Do you really wanna—
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| Do you really wanna have that conversation?
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| No.
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| I’ve heard enough, gentlemen. |
| You can go.
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| Slavery’s too volatile an issue. |
| We won’t get through it.
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| Sir, we’ll keep it off your desk.
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| Good. |
| Do it.
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| («Room Where It Happens» reprise possibly.) |
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Cabinet Battle 3 , by - Lin-Manuel Miranda. Song from the album The Hamilton Mixtape, in the genre Мюзиклы