The marriage institution cannot exist among slaves, and one sixth of the population of democratic America is denied it’s privileges by the law of the land.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.
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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Without a struggle, there can be no progress.
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At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
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The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
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You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.
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The District of Columbia is the one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people and by the people.
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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
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He who would be free must strike the first blow.
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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
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One and God make a majority.
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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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A man is worked on by what he works on.
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A slave is someone who sits down, and waits for someone to free them.
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The mind does not take its complexion from the skin.
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