Frederick Douglass quote about reason from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave - I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
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“ I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. ”
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Author Frederick Douglass
Source Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Topic reason darkness morality
Date 1845
Language English
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Frederick Douglass quote about reason from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave - I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
Frederick Douglass quote about reason from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave - I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.