On the recordJanuary 1, 1855
I was like one going to war without weapons—ten chances of defeat to one of victory.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “I was like one going to war without weapons—ten chances of defeat to one of victory.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass uses a vivid metaphor to convey the overwhelming odds and the sense of being unprepared for his desperate attempt to escape slavery.
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