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Frederick Douglass: “There is deep down among the people of this country a love of justice and fair play, and that fact will tell.”

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There is deep down among the people of this country a love of justice and fair play, and that fact will tell.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass emphasizes the inherent sense of justice within the American populace that can lead to positive change.

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