Frederick Douglass: “It is the soul that makes a nation great or small, noble or ignoble…”

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It is the soul that makes a nation great or small, noble or ignoble, weak or strong.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass argues that the greatness of a nation is determined by its moral and ethical qualities.

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Frederick Douglass: “It is the soul that makes a nation great or small, noble or ignoble, weak or strong.”