A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSPeople might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.
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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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A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.
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You have to take power. No one gives it.
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Fortune may crowd a man’s life with fortunate circumstances and happy opportunities, but they will, as we all know, avail him nothing unless he makes a wise and vigorous use of them.
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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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Immense wealth, and its lavish expenditure, fill the great house with all that can please the eye, or tempt the taste. Here, appetite, not food, is the great desideratum.
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A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
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Our destiny is largely in our hands.
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A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
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I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
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He who would be free must strike the first blow.
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The ballot is the only safety.
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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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A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.
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