On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
There can be no peace to the wicked while slavery continues in the land.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “There can be no peace to the wicked while slavery continues in the land.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass declares that peace is unattainable for a nation that continues to uphold the immoral institution of slavery.
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