On the record
I believe they were sincerely spoken, but whether the President will be able to administer the government in the light of those liberal sentiments is an open question.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I believe they were sincerely spoken, but whether the President will be able to administer the government in the light…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass expresses skepticism about whether President Cleveland can govern according to his liberal sentiments.
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