On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over the conscience of even a slaveholder.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The moral which I gained from the dialogue was the power of truth over the conscience of even a slaveholder.”
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Douglass explains the profound lesson he learned from a fictional dialogue about slavery, highlighting the persuasive force of truth.
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