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Frederick Douglass: This spectacle of division among men working for a common cause is not pleasing in any case, and is especially…

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This spectacle of division among men working for a common cause is not pleasing in any case, and is especially displeasing and shocking in this instance.
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass expresses his discontent with the division among those fighting for a common cause, emphasizing the need for solidarity.

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