{{cquote|Will the American system of living, which rests upon the morals of individualism, become the victim of a pious collectivism and will freedom be just a word or a way of life?}}
{{cquote|Will the American system of living, which rests upon the morals of individualism, become the victim of a pious collectivism and will freedom be just a word or a way of life?}}
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Dirksen voted for [[anti-lynching legislation]] in 1937<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> and 1940.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>
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Along with nearly all House Republicans, Dirksen voted for [[anti-lynching legislation]] in 1937<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/75-1/h27 TO PASS H. R. 1507, AN ANTI-LYNCHING BILL.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref> and 1940.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/76-3/h96]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 19, 2021.</ref>