On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
We had both been flung, by powers that did not ask our consent, upon a mighty current of life, which we could neither resist nor control.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We had both been flung, by powers that did not ask our consent, upon a mighty current of life, which we could neither…”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass uses a powerful metaphor to describe how both he and his former master were swept into their respective roles by forces beyond their individual control.
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