Frederick Douglass: “Instead of quiet, they have produced alarm; instead of peace, they…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Instead of quiet, they have produced alarm; instead of peace, they have brought us war; and so it must ever be.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass critiques political efforts to achieve national peace by ignoring or compromising on slavery, predicting continued conflict.

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Frederick Douglass: “Instead of quiet, they have produced alarm; instead of peace, they have brought us war; and so it must ever be.”