On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
In any fair condition of things the men who till the soil will become proprietors of the soil.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “In any fair condition of things the men who till the soil will become proprietors of the soil.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass articulates a principle of economic justice, suggesting that those who work the land should eventually own it.
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