On the record
Education, the sheet anchor of safety to society where liberty and justice are secure, is a dangerous thing to society in the presence of injustice and oppression.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Education, the sheet anchor of safety to society where liberty and justice are secure, is a dangerous thing to society…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass argues that education can be both a safeguard and a threat in societies marked by injustice.
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