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I can find but one answer, and that is, his intense hatred to oppression.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I can find but one answer, and that is, his intense hatred to oppression.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on John Brown's deep-seated animosity towards oppression as a driving force in his life.
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