On the recordJanuary 1, 1845
I went at it in good earnest, working for the first time with the hope of reward.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I went at it in good earnest, working for the first time with the hope of reward.”
Editor's note · Context
Reflecting on his early life as an enslaved person, Douglass describes the profound impact of working with the promise of a reward.
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