Frederick Douglass: “It was perhaps better for the country and for mankind that the good…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

It was perhaps better for the country and for mankind that the good man could not know the end from the beginning.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass offers a philosophical reflection on the potential benefits of not knowing the future outcomes of significant historical events.

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Frederick Douglass: “It was perhaps better for the country and for mankind that the good man could not know the end from the beginning.”