What man dare, I dare. Approach thou like the rugged Russian bear, The armed rhinoceros, or th' Hyrcan tiger; Take any shape but that, and my firm nerves Shall never tremble. Or be alive again, And dare me to the desert with thy sword. If trembling I inhabit then, protest me The baby of a girl.
Frederick Douglass wished that the slaves should be kept ignorant so they do not rebel or overpower their masters. He also thought that if they were to do this it could cause chaos in the south and create a racial war.
