I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
 Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845). copy citation

Context

“And I have the happiness to know, that several of those who came to Sabbath school learned how to read; and that one, at least, is now free through my agency.
The year passed off smoothly. It seemed only about half as long as the year which preceded it. I went through it without receiving a single blow. I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master. For the ease with which I passed the year, I was, however, somewhat indebted to the society of my fellow-slaves. They were noble souls; they not only possessed loving hearts, but brave ones. We were linked and interlinked with each other.” source

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