“Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down.”
Quote by Frederick Douglass
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Selected Addresses of Frederick Douglass
This book compiles a selection of Frederick Douglass's most significant addresses, showcasing his advocacy for the abolition of slavery and his fight for civil rights. more
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