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7. Frederick Douglas also said, in my favorite quote from him especially in this time,

Mon Dec 29, 2025, 10:55 PM

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"The only way to make the Fugitive Slave Law a dead letter is to make half a dozen or more dead kidnappers."

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K&R LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #1

Great quote from an extraordinary man PatSeg 7 hrs ago #2

You beat me to the punch BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #3

Ah, so it wasn't just me PatSeg 7 hrs ago #5

Yes and I believe that a lot of people PatSeg 7 hrs ago #6

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." live love laugh 42 min ago #8