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The Portable Frederick Douglass (Penguin Classics) The Portable Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
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“A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.”
― Frederick Douglass, The Portable Frederick Douglass
tags: adaptability, cause-and-effect, circumstances, condition, job, lifestyle, occupation, situation, trade, work-ethic
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“H. H. GARNET. We need a thousand such representative”
― Frederick Douglass, The Portable Frederick Douglass
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