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Such a crime against justice, such a crime against gratitude, should it ever be attempted, would certainly bring a national punishment which would cause the earth to shudder.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Such a crime against justice, such a crime against gratitude, should it ever be attempted, would certainly bring a…”
Editor's note · Context
He foresees severe consequences for any attempt to unjustly remove Black people from America, equating it to a crime against justice.
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