The sentence from the autobiography that best demonstrates Douglass's main idea that slavery is dehumanizing would be "<span>He [master] was a cruel man, hardened by a long life of slaveholding," since this shows both the short and long-term changes. </span>
<span>they added protections for individuals and limited the federal government's power by leaving any unspecified powers to the states.</span>
India achieved independence from British Raj on 15 August 1947 following the Indian independence movement. ... While India's Independence Day celebrates its freedom from British Rule, Republic Day celebrates the coming into force of its constitution.