On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The leading trait in his character was meanness; and if there were any other element in his nature, it was made subject to this.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The leading trait in his character was meanness; and if there were any other element in his nature, it was made subject…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass offers a scathing character analysis of Master Thomas, identifying "meanness" as his defining and overriding trait.
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