Frederick Douglass: “But we are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

But we are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause.

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Frederick Douglass

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At a memorial event, Douglass asserts that courage is only worthy of applause when it is exercised in service of a just and noble cause.

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Frederick Douglass: “But we are not here to applaud manly courage, save as it has been displayed in a noble cause.”