弗雷德里克·道格拉斯（Frederick Douglass）的演讲技巧是一种强大的力量，每当讲话时，他的话都会承受重量。在19世纪，他逃脱了奴隶制，成为废奴主义者和社会改革家。认识到识字与自由之间的关键联系，他自学地读写，并用他的话来促进自由事业。This quote — from a speech Douglass gave to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the D.C. Emancipation Act, which freed enslaved people in America’s capital — references how the country was nearly torn apart during the Civil War amid the scourge of slavery, before that destructive force was abolished with the 13th Amendment in 1865. Douglass preached the wisdom in rejecting division, in order to ensure a healthier nation built upon “one country, one citizenship, and one liberty for all the people.”