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It is a proposition to sacrifice friends in order to conciliate enemies; to surrender the constitution for the lack of moral courage to execute its provisions.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is a proposition to sacrifice friends in order to conciliate enemies; to surrender the constitution for the lack of…”
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He argues that sacrificing the rights of friends to appease enemies is a betrayal of moral integrity.
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