On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It is bounded by no geographical lines and knows no national limitations.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is bounded by no geographical lines and knows no national limitations.”
Editor's note · Context
In a speech on West India Emancipation, Douglass describes freedom as a universal concept unbound by borders.
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