If the Negro knows enough to pay taxes to support the government, he k…

Frederick Douglass
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If the Negro knows enough to pay taxes to support the government, he knows enough to vote; taxation and representation should go together. If he knows enough to shoulder a musket and fight for the flag, fight for the government, he knows enough to vote. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2013). Selected Addresses of Frederick Douglass, p.30, Simon and Schuster
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