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title: "From the first I saw no chance of bettering the condition of the free… — Frederick Douglass Quote #19 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "From the first I saw no chance of bettering the condition of the freedman until he should cease to be merely a freedman and should become a citizen. — a quote by Frederick Douglass."
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> # From the first I saw no chance of bettering the condition of the freedman until he should cease to be merely a freedman and should become a citizen.

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## More from Frederick Douglass

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2. > I have often been utterly astonished, since I came to the north, to find persons who could speak of the singing, among slaves, as evidence of their contentment…

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3. > It is not uncommon to charge slaves with great treachery toward each other, but I must say I never loved, esteemed, or confided in men more than I did in these…

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