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Frederick Douglass: “The outward semblance of it may survive for a time, just as ancient temples and old cathedrals may stand long after the…”

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The outward semblance of it may survive for a time, just as ancient temples and old cathedrals may stand long after the spirit that inspired them has vanished.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass warns that physical structures may endure even when their underlying spirit has disappeared.

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