On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It can call its preachers from among the fishermen, and raise them to power.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgIt can call its preachers from among the fishermen, and raise them to power.
Douglass illustrates the inherent power of the anti-slavery cause to empower ordinary individuals to become its advocates.
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