On the record
I regarded it as a sort of admission of my right to the whole.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I regarded it as a sort of admission of my right to the whole.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the implications of receiving a small portion of his wages as a slave, asserting his belief in his entitlement to the full amount.
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