No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man, without at last finding the… — Frederick Douglass
No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man, without at last finding the other end of it fastened about his own neck.
1883
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Douglass, Frederick. "This Decision Has Humbled the Nation (1883)." The Speeches of Frederick Douglass, edited by John R. McKivigan, Julie Husband and Heather L. Kaufman. Yale University Press, 2018.
Original citation
Douglass, Frederick. Speech in Washington, D.C. Civil Rights Mass Meeting. 22 Oct. 1883, Lincoln Hall, Washington, DC, USA.