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It simply did not matter whether one was born white or black, male or female, Jew or Gentile, in wedlock or out, eldest or youngest, or born to citizen parents or alien parents.

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Younger Americans view financial security as a prerequisite for wedlock, a shift that’s contributing to delayed or declining marriage rates.

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Hamilton was born out of wedlock on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies.

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“You were dirt from the street, because you were born out of wedlock,” PJ said.

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Both paint wedlock as a fortunate state, when it works.

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