On the record
On the contrary, it must increase and intensify his wrongs.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “On the contrary, it must increase and intensify his wrongs.”
Editor's note · Context
He asserts that public opinion can exacerbate the injustices faced by the enslaved rather than alleviate them.
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