Wednesday, 27 October 2021

Frederick Douglass

A wider range of observation, however, including man everywhere, will show that with the vast majority of mankind, a satisfaction of the wants of nature is all that is sought; and even in those centres of selfishness spoken of, there are vast multitudes who would be thus satisfied, but that the rush and crash of the mighty machine of society compels them, in self-defence, to join in the rush for wealth. ‘Tis the old question, “whether ‘tis better to be a victim or a victimizer,” and they decide against being victims.

Frederick Douglass

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