On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The trust which Abraham Lincoln had in himself and in the people was surprising and grand, but it was also enlightened and well-founded.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The trust which Abraham Lincoln had in himself and in the people was surprising and grand, but it was also enlightened…”
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In a speech about Abraham Lincoln, Douglass describes Lincoln's profound and well-justified confidence in himself and in the American populace.
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