On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
They desire to suppress discussion on this subject, with a view to the peace of the slaveholder and the security of slavery.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass identifies the slave power's primary goal as stifling anti-slavery discourse to maintain the institution of slavery and the slaveholder's peace.
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