On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Elsewhere we may belong to individual States, but here we belong to the whole United States.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Elsewhere we may belong to individual States, but here we belong to the whole United States.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass distinguishes the national identity found in the capital from allegiances to individual states.
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