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I shall place this book in the hands of the only child spared me, bidding him to strive and emulate its noble example.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I shall place this book in the hands of the only child spared me, bidding him to strive and emulate its noble example.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass shares his hopes for his child to learn from the examples set in his book.
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