All the world is a school, and in it one lesson is just now being taught in letters of fire and blood, and that is, the utter insecurity of life and property in the presence of an aggrieved class.
Douglass highlights the lessons learned from societal unrest and the dangers posed by an aggrieved class.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
It had no interest in recognizing or preserving any of the ties that bind families together or to their homes.
Land is not worth much where there are no people to occupy it, and a mule is not worth much where there is no one to drive him.
The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.