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1852. "It was a great thing to achieve American Independence when we numbered three millions, but it was a greater thing to save this country from dismembermen
by rrss 6y ago
1852.
"It was a great thing to achieve American Independence when we numbered three millions, but it was a greater thing to save this country from dismemberment and ruin when it numbered thirty millions."
~ Frederick Douglass, 1881.
May the United States of America acknowledge what is bad, celebrate what is good, and go on to do greater things in the future.
- pcunite 6y agoAmen, he writes well: "As I have said, this southern threat lost many votes, but it gained more than would cover the lost. It frightened the timid, but stimulated the brave; and the result was—the triumphant election of Abraham Lincoln." [1] https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Life_and_Times_of_Frederick_Douglass_(1892)/Chapter_31 https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Life_and_Times_of_Frederick_D...
- ixtli 6y agoMarx wrote a letter of congratulations to Lincoln when he was elected as well, as a referendum on slavery. It would be silly to think that is uncritical support of the country tho.
- eevilspock 6y agowypipo. always cherry picking for comfort and absolution.
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- dang 6y agoPlease stop.