On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
There is more truth in the saying, that slavery is a greater evil to the master than to the slave, than many, who utter it, suppose.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “There is more truth in the saying, that slavery is a greater evil to the master than to the slave, than many, who utter…”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, this quote introduces a complex idea about the moral and psychological damage slavery inflicts upon the enslaver.
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