It was not from lack of native courage that Virginia submitted for thirty long hours and at last was relieved only by Federal troops; but because the attack was made on the side of her conscience and thus armed her against herself.
Douglass argues that Virginia's prolonged submission was due to a moral conflict rather than a lack of courage.
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