On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The fear of punishment is the sole motive for any sort of industry, with him.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The fear of punishment is the sole motive for any sort of industry, with him.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes how the threat of violence is the only incentive for enslaved people to perform labor.
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