Frederick Douglass: “In this he consulted policy rather than right, and at last shared the…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

In this he consulted policy rather than right, and at last shared the fate of all compromisers and trimmers, for he was disastrously defeated.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass criticizes Thomas Dorr's political strategy during the Dorr War, asserting that prioritizing policy over moral right leads to failure.

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