On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
Why should these young men, who were led into this scheme by me, suffer as much as the instigator?
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “Why should these young men, who were led into this scheme by me, suffer as much as the instigator?”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass questions the fairness of his friends suffering equally for an escape plan he instigated.
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