Frederick Douglass: “I was like one going to war without weapons—ten chances of defeat to…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

I was like one going to war without weapons—ten chances of defeat to one of victory.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to convey the overwhelming odds and the sense of being unprepared for his desperate attempt to escape slavery.

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Frederick Douglass: “I was like one going to war without weapons—ten chances of defeat to one of victory.”