On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Its foundations are laid in the deepest and holiest convictions, and from whatever soul the demon, selfishness, is expelled, there will this cause take up its abode.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Its foundations are laid in the deepest and holiest convictions, and from whatever soul the demon, selfishness, is…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass articulates the profound moral and spiritual underpinnings of the anti-slavery movement, linking it to the expulsion of selfishness.
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