Frederick Douglass: “The case only needs to be stated; it carries its own refutation with…”

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The case only needs to be stated; it carries its own refutation with it.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass asserts that the case against slavery is so strong that it refutes itself when clearly stated.

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Frederick Douglass: “The case only needs to be stated; it carries its own refutation with it.”