On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
It was easy to resolve, but not so easy to act.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It was easy to resolve, but not so easy to act.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the psychological challenge of moving from the decision to escape slavery to the perilous act itself.
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