I appear this evening as a thief and a robber.

“I appear this evening as a thief and a robber. I stole this head, these limbs, this body from my master, and ran off with them.”

– Frederick Douglas, an escaped slave and ardent abolitionist

“Frederick Douglass (February 14, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called “The Sage of Anacostia” and “The Lion of Anacostia,” Douglass was one of the most prominent figures of African American history during his time, and one of the most influential lecturers and authors in American history” – Wikipedia