I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.
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Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.
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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.
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The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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Some know the value of education by having it. I knew its value by not having it.
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Our community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.
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A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.
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The ballot is the only safety.
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