Frederick Douglass: “Though it may strike down the weak to-day, it will strike down the…”

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Though it may strike down the weak to-day, it will strike down the strong to-morrow.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass warns that mob violence does not discriminate and will eventually turn against the powerful as well.

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Frederick Douglass: “Though it may strike down the weak to-day, it will strike down the strong to-morrow.”