On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
But desperation discards logic as well as law, and the South was desperate.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “But desperation discards logic as well as law, and the South was desperate.”
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Douglass observes that extreme desperation leads to the abandonment of reason and legal principles, explaining the Confederacy's actions.
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