On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
We were plotting against our (so called) lawful rulers; with this difference that we sought our own good, and not the harm of our enemies.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains the moral distinction of their escape plot, asserting they sought only their own freedom, not to inflict harm upon their enslavers.
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