On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
He can own nothing, possess nothing, acquire nothing, but what must belong to another.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “He can own nothing, possess nothing, acquire nothing, but what must belong to another.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains that under slavery, an enslaved person is legally incapable of owning or acquiring any property, as everything belongs to their master.
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