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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
Frederick Douglass
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"To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker."
— Frederick Douglass

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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. — Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass was a Author from United States (1817–1895).

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This quote is attributed to Frederick Douglass, a Author from United States.
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Frederick Douglass lived from 1817 – 1895.