Frederick Douglass: “Food, to the indolent lounger, is poison, not sustenance.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Food, to the indolent lounger, is poison, not sustenance.

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Frederick Douglass

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In his autobiography, Douglass observes that for the idle and self-indulgent, even basic sustenance can become detrimental rather than beneficial.

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