The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, trut…

Frederick Douglass
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The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous. ✨ Speech on the twenty-third anniversary of emancipation in the District of Columbia,Washington, D.C., Apr. 1885
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The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous. ✨ Speech on the twenty-third anniversary of emancipation in the District of Columbia,Washington, D.C., Apr. 1885

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