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What the masters in natural science have done for man in the physical world, the masters of social science may yet do for him in the moral world.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “What the masters in natural science have done for man in the physical world, the masters of social science may yet do…”
Editor's note · Context
He draws a comparison between the contributions of natural scientists and social scientists to humanity's moral progress.
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