On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The master is to him a stern and flinty reality, but the state is little more than a dream.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The master is to him a stern and flinty reality, but the state is little more than a dream.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass powerfully contrasts the concrete, terrifying reality of the slave master with the abstract, uncertain concept of state protection for a fugitive slave.
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