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It made the body more important than the soul; national prosperity more important than national justice.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It made the body more important than the soul; national prosperity more important than national justice.”
Editor's note · Context
He contrasts the importance of national justice with national prosperity in political discourse.
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