Abolitionist Quote by Frederick Douglass
![“In one point of view, we, the abolitionists and colored people, should meet [the Dred Scott] decision, unlooked for and monstrous as it appears, in a cheerful spirit. This very attempt to blot out forever the hopes of an enslaved people may be one necessary link in the chain of events preparatory…” quote by Frederick Douglass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/33c/frederick-douglass-859_abolitionist_in-one-point-of-view-we-the-abolitionist_2046976.jpg)
“In one point of view, we, the abolitionists and colored people, should meet [the Dred Scott] decision, unlooked for and monstrous as it appears, in a cheerful spirit. This very attempt to blot out forever the hopes of an enslaved people may be one necessary link in the chain of events preparatory to the downfall and complete overthrow of the whole slave system.”
![“So enormous, so dreadful, so irremediable did the [slave] trade's wickedness appear that my own mind was completely made up for abolition. Let the consequences be what they would: I from this time determined that I would never rest until I had effected its abolition.” quote by William Wilberforce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/william-wilberforce-8564_abolition_so-enormous-so-dreadful-so-irremediable_2916519.jpg)
