Frederick Douglass: “I could talk and sing; I could laugh and weep; I could reason and…”

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.

Said by

Frederick Douglass

Source

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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Frederick Douglass: “I could talk and sing; I could laugh and weep; I could reason and remember; I could love and hate.”