On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgThe fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work.
In his autobiography, Douglass reflects on how the absolute power granted by slavery began to corrupt the kind nature of his new mistress.
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