No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, …

Frederick Douglass
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No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, feeling and action of others, and who has himself no means in his own hands for guarding, protecting, defending and maintaining that liberty ✨ Frederick Douglass (2012). The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, p.274, Courier Corporation
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