On the record
Man is so constituted that if he cannot get a living honestly, he will get it dishonestly.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Man is so constituted that if he cannot get a living honestly, he will get it dishonestly.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass comments on human nature and the lengths to which people will go to survive.
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