On the record
History has no better illustration of pure, disinterested benevolence.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “History has no better illustration of pure, disinterested benevolence.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts that John Brown's actions exemplify the highest form of selflessness and benevolence in history.
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