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I had drawn blood from him; and, even without this satisfaction, I should have been victorious, because my aim had not been to injure him, but to prevent his injuring me.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I had drawn blood from him; and, even without this satisfaction, I should have been victorious, because my aim had not…”
Editor's note · Context
In this moment, Douglass expresses his victory over his master, focusing on self-defense rather than malice.
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