On the record
They forget that neither the mob nor its victims are in a normal condition.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “They forget that neither the mob nor its victims are in a normal condition.”
Editor's note · Context
He points out that both the mob and its victims are not in a normal state, highlighting the abnormality of lynching.
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