Which excerpt from "what the black man wants" best surmanzes the speech?
i do not know from what has been said that there is any difference of opinion as to the duty of abolitionists, at the prese
moment
how can we get up any difference at this point, or at any point, where we are so united, so agreed?
i am for the immediate, unconditional, and universal enfranchisement of the black man, in every state in the union
• shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the negro of the right to vote, because some one else is deprived of that
privilege?

The question concerns the speech called "What the Black Man Wants" by abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The speech highlights the context of the rights that has been mandated to African-Americans where he notes that liberty is not a privilege, it is a right. Douglass tries to disclose these rights universally, unconditionally and immediately. Therefore, Douglass is for the women to have a right to vote. The summary for the speech is the last option - Shall we at this moment justify the deprivation of the Negro of the right to vote, because someone else is deprived of that privilege?

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”