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It may either blast or bless, it may lift us to heaven or sink us to perdition.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It may either blast or bless, it may lift us to heaven or sink us to perdition.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass warns of the dual potential outcomes of national wealth and power, suggesting it could lead to either great success or ruin.
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