On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
If life is more than breath, and the “quick round of blood,” I lived more in one day than in a year of my slave life.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “If life is more than breath, and the “quick round of blood,” I lived more in one day than in a year of my slave life.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass describes the intense, vibrant experience of his first day as a free man compared to his years in bondage.
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