On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
So it is, so hath it ever been, and so must it ever be, when the claims of justice and mercy make their demand at the door of human selfishness.
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Frederick Douglass
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From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the enduring conflict between the demands of justice and the resistance of human selfishness.
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