I would have condemnation blaze down upon him in every direction, till, stunned and overwhelmed with shame and confusion, he is compelled to let go the grasp he holds upon the persons of his victims, and restore them to their long-lost rights.
Douglass describes the ultimate goal of public condemnation: to force slaveholders to release their victims and restore their rights.
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Lincoln was not only a great President, but a GREAT MAN--too great to be small in anything.
The anti-slavery platform had performed its work, and my voice was no longer needed.
It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.