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It gives bad names to good things and good names to bad things.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It gives bad names to good things and good names to bad things.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement reflects Douglass's insight into the misuse of language in societal discourse.
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