But looking back to those nights and days of toil and thought, compelled often to do work for which I had no educational preparation, I have come to think that, under the circumstances it was the best school possible for me.
Douglass reflects on the challenges of establishing his newspaper, recognizing the invaluable self-education and growth it provided him despite his initial lack of preparation.
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