On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
All the feelings, all the susceptibilities, all the capacities, which you have, he has.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgAll the feelings, all the susceptibilities, all the capacities, which you have, he has.
Douglass asserts the fundamental equality of enslaved people with all others, highlighting their shared human experiences and potential.
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