Frederick Douglass: “If there be one crevice through which a single drop can fall, it will…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

If there be one crevice through which a single drop can fall, it will certainly rust off the slave’s chain.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass uses a metaphor to illustrate how any crack in the system of slavery can lead to its downfall.

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Frederick Douglass: “If there be one crevice through which a single drop can fall, it will certainly rust off the slave’s chain.”