On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
He is an owner of the marble grandeur which he beholds about him,--as much so as any of the forty millions of this great nation.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He is an owner of the marble grandeur which he beholds about him,--as much so as any of the forty millions of this great…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass asserts that every citizen shares ownership in the grandeur of the national capital.
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