Frederick Douglass: “The ease with which a mob can be collected, the slight causes by which…”

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The ease with which a mob can be collected, the slight causes by which it can be set in motion, and the element of which it is composed, deprives its testimony of the qualities necessary to sound judgment and that which should inspire confidence and command belief.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

He highlights the unreliable nature of mob testimony due to its impulsive and chaotic nature.

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Frederick Douglass: “The ease with which a mob can be collected, the slight causes by which it can be set in motion, and the element of which…”

Editor's note · Context