On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Absolute and arbitrary power can never be maintained by one man over the body and soul of another man, without brutal chastisement and enormous cruelty.
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Frederick Douglass
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In his autobiography, Douglass asserts that maintaining absolute power over another person inherently requires brutal force and cruelty.
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