On the record
To add insult to injury, the reproach of their condition is charged upon themselves.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “To add insult to injury, the reproach of their condition is charged upon themselves.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass critiques the tendency of individuals to blame the oppressed for their own suffering.
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