On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It is one of the damning characteristics of the slave system, that it robs its victims of every earthly incentive to a holy life.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is one of the damning characteristics of the slave system, that it robs its victims of every earthly incentive to a…”
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From his autobiography, Douglass condemns the slave system for stripping its victims of any earthly motivation for a virtuous life.
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