On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It must not depend upon mere force; the slave must know no Higher Law than his master’s will.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It must not depend upon mere force; the slave must know no Higher Law than his master’s will.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the absolute authority a slave master seeks to exert over enslaved people.
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