There was a double motive for seeking my re-enslavement--avarice and vengeance; and while, as I have said, there was little probability of successful recapture, if attempted openly, I was constantly in danger of being spirited away at a moment when my friends could render me no assistance.
Douglass explains the persistent threat of recapture he faced due to his activism, driven by both financial gain and retribution from slaveholders.
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