Driven into semi-exile by civil and barbarous laws, and by a system which cannot be thought of without a shudder, I was fully justified in turning, if possible, the tide of the moral universe against the heaven-daring outrage.
In his autobiography, Douglass justifies his international advocacy against slavery, describing it as a moral imperative against an outrageous system.
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The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.
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