On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
In this he consulted policy rather than right, and at last shared the fate of all compromisers and trimmers, for he was disastrously defeated.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass criticizes Thomas Dorr's political strategy during the Dorr War, asserting that prioritizing policy over moral right leads to failure.
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