Though some thought of his own life might at such a moment have seemed natural and excusable, he showed none, and scornfully rejected the idea that he acted as the agent or instrument of any man or set of men.
Douglass admires Brown's rejection of self-preservation in favor of his cause.
Share
More from Frederick Douglass
Lincoln was not only a great President, but a GREAT MAN--too great to be small in anything.
The anti-slavery platform had performed its work, and my voice was no longer needed.
Land is not worth much where there are no people to occupy it, and a mule is not worth much where there is no one to drive him.