On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I had a positive aversion to all pretenders to “divination.” It was beneath one of my intelligence to countenance such dealings with the devil, as this power implied.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass explains his strong intellectual and moral opposition to superstitious practices, viewing them as beneath his intelligence and akin to evil.
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