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I have seen too many abuses outgrown, too many evils removed, too many moral and physical improvements made, to doubt that the wheels of progress will still roll on.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I have seen too many abuses outgrown, too many evils removed, too many moral and physical improvements made, to doubt…”
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Douglass shares his optimism about progress and improvements in society.
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