Frederick Douglass: “Words are now useful only as they stimulate to blows.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

Words are now useful only as they stimulate to blows.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

During the Civil War, Douglass argues that in times of conflict, the sole purpose of speech is to incite direct action.

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