On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
It was at least necessary for her to have some training in the exercise of irresponsible power, to make her equal to the task of treating me as though I were a brute.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was at least necessary for her to have some training in the exercise of irresponsible power, to make her equal to the…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass explains how his mistress had to be conditioned by the institution of slavery to treat him inhumanely.
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