On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Who or what,” thought I, “can withstand a cause so good, so holy, so indescribably glorious.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Who or what,” thought I, “can withstand a cause so good, so holy, so indescribably glorious.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on his early, fervent belief that no opposition could overcome the inherently just and glorious cause of abolition.
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