On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The law on the side of freedom is of great advantage only where there is power to make that law respected.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The law on the side of freedom is of great advantage only where there is power to make that law respected.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes that legal protections for freedom are only effective when there is sufficient power and will to enforce them.
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