On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The conditions were favorable for remembrance of all his good deeds, and generous extenuation of all his evil ones.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The conditions were favorable for remembrance of all his good deeds, and generous extenuation of all his evil ones.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on the death of his former master, Douglass observes how society tends to remember the good and excuse the bad deeds of the deceased.
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