On the record
We are presumed to be guilty until we are proved to be innocent.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We are presumed to be guilty until we are proved to be innocent.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass points out the systemic bias against African Americans, who are presumed guilty without evidence.
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