On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Personality swallowed up in the sordid idea of property!
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Personality swallowed up in the sordid idea of property!”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the profound degradation of slavery, where an individual's identity and humanity are completely subsumed by their status as mere chattel.
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