On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
An exceptionally poor and dependent people will be despised by the opulent and despise themselves.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “An exceptionally poor and dependent people will be despised by the opulent and despise themselves.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes the societal and psychological effects of poverty, leading to both external scorn and internal self-contempt.
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