It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, b…

Frederick Douglass
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It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. ✨ Speech, Rochester, N.Y., 5 July 1852
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