On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The cause of human liberty is one the whole world over.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The cause of human liberty is one the whole world over.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass asserts the universal nature of the struggle for freedom, connecting different emancipation movements.
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