On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
The heart of pity, which would melt in due time over the brutal chastisements it sees inflicted on the helpless, must be hardened.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The heart of pity, which would melt in due time over the brutal chastisements it sees inflicted on the helpless, must be…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass describes how the natural human capacity for empathy must be suppressed to sustain the cruelties of slavery.
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