Its best lesson to the world, its most encouraging word to all who toil and trust in the cause of justice and liberty, to all who oppose oppression and slavery, is a word of sublime faith and courage--faith in the truth and courage in the expression.
Reflecting on West India Emancipation, Douglass identifies its core lesson as faith in truth and courage in its expression.
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