On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
In ceasing to instruct me, she must begin to justify herself to herself; and, once consenting to take sides in such a debate, she was riveted to her position.
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Frederick Douglass
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Douglass analyzes the psychological process by which his mistress, in denying him education, was forced to justify her actions and became entrenched in her position.
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