Frederick Douglass: “What does its presence imply but the absence of all fear of God, all…”

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What does its presence imply but the absence of all fear of God, all regard for man, on the part of the people of the United States?

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass critiques the moral failings of a society that allows slavery to persist without fear of divine retribution.

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