On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
His religion hindered him from breaking the Sabbath, but not from breaking my skin.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “His religion hindered him from breaking the Sabbath, but not from breaking my skin.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his enslaver's hypocrisy, Douglass critiques how religious piety was selectively applied to justify brutality.
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