On the record
They are the essential ingredients, not the occasional results, of the system.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They are the essential ingredients, not the occasional results, of the system.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass identifies the inherent cruelty of slavery as a fundamental aspect of the institution, not just isolated incidents.
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