On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The influence of brandy and bad company on him, and the influence of slavery and social isolation upon her, had wrought disastrously upon the characters of both.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The influence of brandy and bad company on him, and the influence of slavery and social isolation upon her, had wrought…”
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Douglass analyzes how the institution of slavery, combined with personal vices, corrupted the characters of his former masters.
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