Its sympathy for my brethren in bonds—its scathing denunciations of slaveholders—its faithful exposures of slavery—and its powerful attacks upon the upholders of the institution—sent a thrill of joy through my soul, such as I had never felt before!
Douglass describes the profound emotional impact and joy he experienced upon reading William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper, "The Liberator."
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Lincoln was not only a great President, but a GREAT MAN--too great to be small in anything.
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