What does Douglass mean when he says, "In coming to a fixed determination to run away, we did more than Patrick Henry, when he resolved upon liberty or death"?

A.

For Douglass and his friends, the chance of liberty was slim and the chance of death was great.

B.

Douglass wishes that he and his friends could have fought in the Revolutionary War.

C.

Douglass and his friends are brave, but Patrick Henry was braver still.

D.

Douglass's parentage comes in a direct line from Patrick Henry.