On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
My anxiety arose from a sense of the consequences of failure.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “My anxiety arose from a sense of the consequences of failure.”
Editor's note · Context
In his autobiography, Douglass explains that his anxiety stemmed not from moral doubt about escaping, but from the severe repercussions of a failed attempt.
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