Frederick Douglass: “The moral life of human society, it cannot die while conscience…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

The moral life of human society, it cannot die while conscience, honor, and humanity remain.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass declares that the anti-slavery cause, as the moral lifeblood of society, is indestructible as long as fundamental human virtues persist.

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Frederick Douglass: “The moral life of human society, it cannot die while conscience, honor, and humanity remain.”