The slaveholder himself, the daily robber of his equal brother, discourses eloquently as to the excellency of justice, and the man who employs a brutal driver to flay the flesh of his negroes, is not offended when kindness and humanity are commended.
From his autobiography, Douglass observes the hypocrisy of slaveholders who preach justice and humanity while practicing cruelty.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
I looked into this kitchen with peculiar interest, and remembered that it was there I last saw my mother.
It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.
For the moment the northern lamb was transformed into a lion, and his roar was terrible.