“But we are not to be saved by the captain, at this time, but by the crew. We are not to be saved by Abraham Lincoln, but by that power behind the throne, greater than the throne itself. You and I and all of us have this matter in hand.”
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The Life of Frederick Douglass: Complete Autobiographies, Speeches & Personal Letters in One Volume
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