On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Nor was this practice the mere result of an unreasoning instinct; it was, in my case, the result of a clear apprehension of the claims of morality.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Nor was this practice the mere result of an unreasoning instinct; it was, in my case, the result of a clear apprehension…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains that his decision to take food was not impulsive but a considered moral judgment in the context of his enslavement.
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