On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
The man who takes his earnings must be able to convince him that he has a perfect right to do so.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The man who takes his earnings must be able to convince him that he has a perfect right to do so.”
Editor's note · Context
This passage highlights the moral gymnastics slaveholders had to perform to justify stealing the labor of enslaved people.
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