[John Brown's] zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to…

Frederick Douglass
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[John Brown's] zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine. Mine was as the taper light, his was as the burning sun... I could speak for the slave. John Brown could fight for the slave. ✨ Frederick Douglass' Lecture on John Brown, memory.loc.gov.
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[John Brown's] zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine. Mine was as the taper light, his was as the burning sun... I could speak for the slave. John Brown could fight for the slave. ✨ Frederick Douglass' Lecture on John Brown, memory.loc.gov.

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