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How dare you go out of the city without first asking and obtaining my permission?” “Sir,” said I, “I hired my time and paid you the price you asked for it.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “How dare you go out of the city without first asking and obtaining my permission?” “Sir,” said I, “I hired my time and…”
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In this exchange, Douglass asserts his rights regarding his hired time, challenging the authority of his master.
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