On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The right of the grim-visaged pirate upon the high seas is exactly the same.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The right of the grim-visaged pirate upon the high seas is exactly the same.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass asserts that the supposed right of a slaveholder is morally equivalent to that of a pirate.
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