On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
To be the friend of the one, is of necessity to be the enemy of the other.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “To be the friend of the one, is of necessity to be the enemy of the other.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts the fundamental incompatibility between true Christianity and the corrupt, slaveholding practices prevalent in America.
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