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The responsibility of the whole enterprise rested on my shoulders.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “The responsibility of the whole enterprise rested on my shoulders.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass reflects on the heavy burden of responsibility he felt as the leader of his escape plan.
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