A man is worked on by what he works on.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSMan’s greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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I had as well be killed running as die standing.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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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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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
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Opportunity is important but exertion is indispensable.
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One and God make a majority.
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Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.
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Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. The resistance encountered now predicates hope.
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I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.
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The opposite of compromise is character.
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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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The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
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Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.
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I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
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