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It is another way of saying that slavery is better than freedom; that darkness is better than light, and that wrong is better than right; that hell is better than heaven!
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is another way of saying that slavery is better than freedom; that darkness is better than light, and that wrong is…”
Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Douglass emphasizes the absurdity of preferring slavery over freedom and moral righteousness.
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