I dare not only to impeach the mob, I impeach and discredit the veracity of men generally, whether mobocrats or otherwise who sympathise with lynch law, whenever or wherever the acts of coloured men are in question.
Douglass expresses distrust in the integrity of those who support lynch law, regardless of their status.
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I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.
The anti-slavery platform had performed its work, and my voice was no longer needed.