On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
It is a more cheerful thing to be able to say I was born here and know all the people, than to say I am a stranger here and know none of the people.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is a more cheerful thing to be able to say I was born here and know all the people, than to say I am a stranger here…”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass contrasts the comfort and cheerfulness of belonging to a familiar community with the isolation of being a stranger.
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