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Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.

Frederick Douglass
Humble, Men, Color
Frederick Douglass (2012). “The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass”, p.318, Courier Corporation
Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.