The man who has thoroughly embraced the principles of justice, love, and liberty, like the true preacher of Christianity, is less anxious to reproach the world of its sins, than to win it to repentance.
Douglass describes the approach of a principled individual, emphasizing persuasion and inspiration over condemnation.
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