On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
There are no conflicting rights of property, for all the people are owned by one man; and they can themselves own no property.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains how the institution of slavery eliminates property disputes by making all people themselves property, unable to own anything.
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