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Well, my friends, better be an infidel and a so-called blasphemer than a hypocrite who steals the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass emphasizes the value of integrity over hypocrisy in moral and spiritual matters.
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