Frederick Douglass: “That cause has a life, distinct and independent of the organizations…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

That cause has a life, distinct and independent of the organizations patched up from time to time to carry it forward.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass emphasizes that the anti-slavery cause possesses an inherent vitality separate from the temporary human organizations formed to advance it.

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Frederick Douglass: “That cause has a life, distinct and independent of the organizations patched up from time to time to carry it forward.”