On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
Cruel and merciless as was the motive that dealt that blow, dear reader, the wound was fortunate for me.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Cruel and merciless as was the motive that dealt that blow, dear reader, the wound was fortunate for me.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass reflects on a severe beating from his enslaver, Covey, recognizing it as a catalyst for his eventual resistance.
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I wished it was possible I could remain small all my life, knowing that the sooner I grew large the shorter would be my time to remain with them.
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I believed I should get enough to eat at Covey’s, even if I suffered in other respects, and this to a hungry man is not a prospect to be regarded with indifference.