On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
If the anti-slavery movement shall fail now, it will not be from outward opposition, but from inward decay.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “If the anti-slavery movement shall fail now, it will not be from outward opposition, but from inward decay.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass warns that the anti-slavery movement's greatest threat comes from internal weakness rather than external forces.
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