Truth is proper and beautiful at all times and in all places, and it is never more proper and beautiful in any case than when speaking of a great public man whose example is likely to be commended for honor and imitation long after his departure to the solemn shades,--the silent continents of eternity.
Douglass asserts the timeless value of truth, particularly when evaluating the legacy and example of influential public figures.
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