On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Under the whole heavens there is no relation more unfavorable to the development of honorable character, than that sustained by the slaveholder to the slave.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Under the whole heavens there is no relation more unfavorable to the development of honorable character, than that…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass asserts the uniquely destructive impact of the master-slave relationship on the moral development of individuals.
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