Whitman believed democracy is meant to honor the rights of every person and the equality of all people.

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As a young man, Whitman worked as a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter.

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Whitman denounced people who believed they were better than others in the eyes of God.

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Many tried to put their feelings into words. Walt Whitman wrote several poems of mourning.

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The nominee to replace Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who faces a term limit, is Meg Whitman.

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Among his subjects were Abraham Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, Walt Whitman and Edgar Allen Poe.

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Whitman honored him with a poem called "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed."

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We leave you now with more words from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman.

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In the words of poet Walt Whitman: "It is for the interest of mankind that America's power and territory should be extended -- the farther,the better."

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One of Walt Whitman's most beautiful poems in honor of Lincoln is called, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed. " Here is part of that poem.

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Poet Walt Whitman gave this description: "I saw Mr.Lincoln, dressed all in black.

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In his time, Whitman thought of it as a work in progress.

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To Walt Whitman, democracy was more than a political system or idea.

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Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life.

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Today we tell about Walt Whitman, one of America's greatest poets.

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Walt Whitman hated slavery because he believed all people are equal.

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Walt Whitman was born in eighteen nineteen in New York City.

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Whitman sometimes saw President Abraham Lincoln riding his horse in Washington.

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He loved men. Some people disliked Whitman's opinions of society.

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Some critics say Walt Whitman was a spokesman for democracy.

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Whitman writes about grass as a sign of everlasting life.

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During the war, Whitman worked for the government in Washington,D.C.

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After the Civil War, Whitman worked for government agencies.

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By then, Whitman's fame had spread to many nations.

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In eighteen seventy-three, Walt Whitman suffered a stroke.

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