On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The self-executing laws of eternal justice follow close on the heels of the evil-doer here, as well as elsewhere; making escape from all its penalties impossible.
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Frederick Douglass
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In his autobiography, Douglass asserts the inescapable nature of divine or natural justice for those who commit evil.
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