This quote is written / told by Frederick Douglass between February 14, 1817 and February 20, 1895. He/she was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 31 other quotes.
"One has children in the expectation of dying before them. In fact, you want to make damn sure you die before them, just as you plant a tree or build a house knowing, hoping that it will outlive you. That's how the human species has done as well as it has"