No shoulders in the church were broader than theirs; and I must say, badly as I detest the principles laid down and defended by them, I was compelled to acknowledge the vast mental endowments of the men.
Douglass acknowledges the intellectual capabilities of church leaders despite his disagreement with their principles.
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