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It has a natural, an inevitable tendency to brutalize every noble faculty of man.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It has a natural, an inevitable tendency to brutalize every noble faculty of man.”
Editor's note · Context
He argues that slavery inherently degrades the moral and intellectual faculties of all involved.
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