On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Such is the voice of experience, such has been the past, such is the present, and such will be that future, which, so sure as man is man, will come.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Such is the voice of experience, such has been the past, such is the present, and such will be that future, which, so…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the enduring lessons of history and the certainty of future developments in the struggle for freedom.
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