Frederick Douglass: “But desperation discards logic as well as law, and the South was…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

But desperation discards logic as well as law, and the South was desperate.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass observes that extreme desperation leads to the abandonment of reason and legal principles, explaining the Confederacy's actions.

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Frederick Douglass: “But desperation discards logic as well as law, and the South was desperate.”