On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
We are distinct persons, and are each equally provided with faculties necessary to our individual existence.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We are distinct persons, and are each equally provided with faculties necessary to our individual existence.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass concludes his argument for individual autonomy by stating that all persons are distinct and equally equipped for their own existence.
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