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Frederick Douglass

Abolitionist and writer, c. 1818 to 1895

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Escaped slavery to become the most famous abolitionist orator and an adviser to Abraham Lincoln, and later argued that the Constitution was an antislavery document.

Frederick Douglass sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning religious on religion. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Frederick Douglass sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly libertarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Frederick Douglass

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Political views closest to Frederick Douglass

GeorgismTaxes land and natural resources instead of labor, arguing that the value of land…91%Civic republicanismValues citizen participation, civic virtue and freedom from domination, and often…90%CooperativismPrefers businesses owned and run by workers, consumers or local communities.90%Basic income movementArgues that every citizen should receive a regular, unconditional payment to end poverty…89%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: George Kendall Warren, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.