Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never…

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Frederick Douglass

1857

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Power relations Fighting for justice Political progress Politics Progress

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Douglass, Frederick. "West India Emancipation." 3 Aug. 1857, Canandaigua, NY, USA.

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