On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
They virtually asked them to unite in a war upon free speech, and upon conscience, and to drive the Almighty presence from the councils of the nation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They virtually asked them to unite in a war upon free speech, and upon conscience, and to drive the Almighty presence…”
Editor's note · Context
Denouncing the political parties of his era, Douglass accuses them of seeking to suppress fundamental rights and moral authority in the nation's governance.
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