On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It is the line up to which the nation is destined to march--the law to which the nation’s life must ultimately conform.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is the line up to which the nation is destined to march--the law to which the nation’s life must ultimately conform.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the supreme law of the land as the ultimate standard to which the nation's progress and existence must eventually adhere.
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