Douglass brands the American ideology of liberty as fraudulent, stating that the United States “glories in refinement and universal education; yet maintains a character, stained by a system begun in avarice, supported in pride, and perpetuated in cruelty; the existence of slavery in this country brands republicanism as a sham”. The author’s claim invalidates the glorious destiny, held by the United States since its inception in
Douglass brands the American ideology of liberty as fraudulent, stating that the United States “glories in refinement and universal education; yet maintains a character, stained by a system begun in avarice, supported in pride, and perpetuated in cruelty; the existence of slavery in this country brands republicanism as a sham”. The author’s claim invalidates the glorious destiny, held by the United States since its inception in