On the record
We must acquire property and educate the hands and hearts and heads of our children whether we are helped or not.
Said by
Frederick Douglass
Source
gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “We must acquire property and educate the hands and hearts and heads of our children whether we are helped or not.”
Editor's note · Context
Here, Douglass advocates for the necessity of education and property ownership for the empowerment of future generations.
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