On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I entered it with a moderate estimate of my own consequence, and yet there I was to talk with, and even to advise, the head man of a great nation.
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Frederick Douglass
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Reflecting on his meeting with President Lincoln, Douglass describes his initial feelings of humility and the profound significance of his role in advising the nation's leader.
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