On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
He seemed to me an all-sufficient match to every opponent, whether they spoke in the name of the law or the gospel.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He seemed to me an all-sufficient match to every opponent, whether they spoke in the name of the law or the gospel.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass expresses his profound admiration for William Lloyd Garrison's ability to counter arguments from both legal and religious perspectives against abolition.
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