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To which, I returned a polite “Yes sir;” steadily gazing my interrogator in the eye, to meet the first approach or dawning of the blow, which I expected my answer would call forth.
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Frederick Douglass
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In a moment of confrontation, Douglass maintains his composure and readiness to face violence with dignity.
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