On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Reason is imprisoned here, and passions run wild.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Reason is imprisoned here, and passions run wild.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes the moral and intellectual degradation that occurs within the oppressive system of slavery.
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