Which of the following sentences best describes douglass’s opinion about slavery?
slavery degrades the slaveholder by killing his or her conscience.
slavery prevents slave children from reaching their potential.
slavery is degrading to both the slaveholder and the enslaved.
slavery makes even the kindest people cruel and heartless.

Slavery is degrading to both the slaveholder and the enslaved. Both slaveholder and slave are affected by the system.  Slaveholders become ruthless and treat their slaves cruelly to compel them to obey.  Slaves are robbed by opportunities and are devoid of hope due to the everyday plight that they have to endure.

in "people in peace, not profit and war" chrisholm uses inductive reasoning for her argument against defense spending by stating that the new administration, like most americans, wanted to invest in social objectives, so they must not want to prioritize defense spending. mr. nixon said "we can delay no longer in launching new approaches to the problem that beset them", but chrisholm points out that the programs were delayed anyways.