On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I could talk and sing; I could laugh and weep; I could reason and remember; I could love and hate.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I could talk and sing; I could laugh and weep; I could reason and remember; I could love and hate.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the inherent human qualities that made it difficult for his mistress to treat him as property.
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