Letterpress printed postcard sets featuring this stirring — and still resonant — quote by Frederick Douglass. Let’s remind each other AND our elected representatives of the importance of truth and ethics in the life of this country! Postcards are already stamped, so you can write your message on the back and pop it in the mail immediately.

• Economical packs of 10, 20, or 50 post-paid postcards.

• Hand-set with metal type (Deepdene Italic, designed by Frederick Goudy in 1928).

• Letterpress printed on a 1909 Golding Pearl foot-treadled press.

• USPS compliant postcard size 6” x 4.25”.

• Pre-stamped — just pen & send!

Frederick Douglass (1818—1895) was a giant in the American abolitionist and civil rights movements in 19th century America. He escaped from slavery in 1838 and became a brilliant writer, orator, and statesman.

While treadling away on the printing press as I printed these postcards, I had ample time to continue to reflect on Douglass’s words. He spoke them on April 16th, 1883 — the 21st anniversary of emancipation in the District of Columbia — and 141 years later, those words are still alive, active, and relevant. When I think of a nation being “honest,” what comes to mind is transparency of intent and action; “truthful” might be the practice of clear and trustworthy communication; “virtuous” might mean fidelity to ethical principles and conduct on behalf of all. What do you think it means to be a democratic country that is “honest, truthful, & virtuous”?