Driven into semi-exile by civil and barbarous laws, and by a system which cannot be thought of without a shudder, I was fully justified in turning, if possible, the tide of the moral universe against the heaven-daring outrage.
In his autobiography, Douglass justifies his international advocacy against slavery, describing it as a moral imperative against an outrageous system.
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Our very lack of preparation for the conflict disposed us to look for some other than the way of blood out of the difficulty.
I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.