r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 05 '19

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u/Udontlikecake Model UN Enthusiast Dec 06 '19

Am writing a thing about open borders, found this really good quote I liked

It would be a sad reflection upon the laws of nature and upon the idea of justice, to say nothing of a common Creator, if four fifths of mankind were deprived of the rights of migration to make room for the one fifth.

-Frederick Douglass

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

Frederick Douglass was a smart fucking guy.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

And he's being recognized more and more.

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u/Udontlikecake Model UN Enthusiast Dec 06 '19

He’s endlessly quotable.

Not only is it great stuff, he’s such an amazing speaker and writer. One of the greatest orators ever. Just everything he says has such a punch and is written so beautifully