On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Nature does not make your existence depend upon me, or mine to depend upon yours.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Nature does not make your existence depend upon me, or mine to depend upon yours.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass argues that nature dictates individual independence, where one person's existence does not inherently rely on another's.
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