I, on my part, had traveled through the length and breadth of this country and of England, holding up this conduct of his in common with that of other slaveholders to the reprobation of all men who would listen to my words.
From his autobiography, Douglass describes his extensive efforts to expose and condemn the actions of slaveholders.
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The laws which determine the destinies of individuals and nations are impartial and eternal.
Knowledge unfits a child to be a slave.” I instinctively assented to the proposition, and from that moment I understood the direct pathway from slavery to freedom.