On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The innocent had been taken and the guilty left.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The innocent had been taken and the guilty left.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass reflects on the injustice of his friends being punished while he, the instigator, was spared.
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