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Radicalism, so far from being odious, is not the popular passport to power.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Radicalism, so far from being odious, is not the popular passport to power.”
Editor's note · Context
Here, Douglass argues that radicalism is not only acceptable but is a necessary approach to gain political power.
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