Frederick Douglass: “Liberty! the inestimable birthright of every man, had, for me…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Liberty! the inestimable birthright of every man, had, for me, converted every object into an asserter of this great right.

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Frederick Douglass

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Douglass declares liberty as an inherent human right, explaining how this conviction made him see its assertion in every aspect of his world.

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Frederick Douglass: “Liberty! the inestimable birthright of every man, had, for me, converted every object into an asserter of this great…”