A simple leaden bullet, and a few grains of powder, in the shortest limit of time, are sufficient to blast and ruin all that is precious in human existence, not alone of the murdered, but of the murderer.
Douglass reflects on the immense destructive power of a single act of violence, impacting both the victim and the perpetrator.
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