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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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “That cause has a life, distinct and independent of the organizations patched up from time to time to carry it forward.”
Editor's note · Context
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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