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Frederick Douglass: “Come what may—cost what it may—inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and political…”

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Come what may—cost what it may—inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and political motto—“NO COMPROMISE WITH SLAVERY!
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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass advocates for a strong, uncompromising stance against slavery as a guiding principle.

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