On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Those who looked for confession heard only the voice of rebuke and warning.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Those who looked for confession heard only the voice of rebuke and warning.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes that an individual, expected to confess, instead delivered a powerful message of condemnation and caution.
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