On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
In addition to authors, poets, and scholars at home, the moral sense of the civilized world is with us.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “In addition to authors, poets, and scholars at home, the moral sense of the civilized world is with us.”
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From his autobiography, Douglass emphasizes that the anti-slavery movement benefits from the moral support of the global civilized community.
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