Moreover, I felt that if I could not go into the first cabin, first-cabin passengers could come into the second cabin, and the result justified my anticipations to the fullest extent.
Douglass recounts his strategic thinking in response to being denied first-class passage, anticipating that his presence would draw others to his section of the ship.
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They cannot be coaxed or driven to vote with their enemies against their friends.
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