On the record
They must have the power to protect themselves, or they will go unprotected, spite of all the laws the Federal government can put upon the national statute-book.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They must have the power to protect themselves, or they will go unprotected, spite of all the laws the Federal…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass stresses the necessity for individuals to have self-protective powers beyond federal laws.
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