But as only one person can be appointed to any one office, only one can be pleased, while many are offended; unhappily, resentment follows disappointment, and this resentment often finds expression in disparagement and abuse of the successful man.
Douglass describes the inevitable disappointment and resentment that arise when many seek an office but only one can be appointed.
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