On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Once thoroughly injured, who is he who can repair the damage?
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Once thoroughly injured, who is he who can repair the damage?”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass poses a rhetorical question, lamenting the seemingly irreparable damage inflicted upon a person's character once corrupted by the institution of slavery.
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