Any facts, either from slaves, slaveholders, or by-standers, calculated to enlighten the public mind, by revealing the true nature, character, and tendency of the slave system, are in order, and can scarcely be innocently withheld.
Douglass argues that any information revealing the true nature of slavery should be shared to enlighten the public.
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