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"The arm of the Lord is not shortened," and the doom of slavery is certain. …" See in text (Text of Douglass's Speech)
By incorporating this phrase from Isaiah 59:1, Douglass creates an analogy between the strength of the Lord to deliver the exiled Israelites back to their homeland and the hope that slavery will perish. He ends the speech with renewed vigor, certain in the knowledge that as the lord is strong, so the foundation of slavery is weak.
Tess, Owl Eyes Staff
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