On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
We were all appalled before that power which, to human seeming, could bless or blast us in a moment.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We were all appalled before that power which, to human seeming, could bless or blast us in a moment.”
Editor's note · Context
From his autobiography, Douglass conveys the profound fear and apprehension felt by enslaved people facing the unpredictable decisions of their owners.
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