On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
We have men-stealers for ministers, women-whippers for missionaries, and cradle-plunderers for church members.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We have men-stealers for ministers, women-whippers for missionaries, and cradle-plunderers for church members.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass condemns the moral corruption of religious institutions in America, highlighting the participation of their members in the atrocities of slavery.
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