On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
He never lisped a syllable in commendation of the fathers of this republic without inviting the sword, and asserting the right of rebellion for his own slaves.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes the inherent contradiction when slaveholders praise the American founders' fight for liberty, thereby implicitly justifying slave rebellion.
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