On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
When the means of victory were before us,--within our grasp,-- we went in search of the means of defeat.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “When the means of victory were before us,--within our grasp,-- we went in search of the means of defeat.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, criticizing the Union's early Civil War strategy for ignoring the obvious path to victory by not addressing slavery.
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