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Now, will any man tell me that such a state of things is natural, and that such conduct on the part of the people of the north, springs from a consciousness of rectitude?
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
He questions the naturalness of a society that condones such oppressive behavior, particularly in the North.
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