On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
I had an audience to speak to every week, and must say something worth their hearing, or cease to speak altogether.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I had an audience to speak to every week, and must say something worth their hearing, or cease to speak altogether.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass explains the constant pressure he faced to deliver meaningful content to his weekly audience, emphasizing the necessity of substance in public discourse.
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