On the record
No antislavery man can wish me to do anything favoring such results, and no slaveholding reader has any right to expect the impartment of such information.
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Frederick Douglass
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Editor's note · Context
Here, Douglass expresses his commitment to protecting the means of escape for others, prioritizing their freedom over his own safety.
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