On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
LIBERTY was our aim; and we had now come to think that we had a right to liberty, against every obstacle even against the lives of our enslavers.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “LIBERTY was our aim; and we had now come to think that we had a right to liberty, against every obstacle even against…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass declares the ultimate goal of the escape plot, asserting their inherent right to liberty, even if it meant confronting their enslavers.
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