I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
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A woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments.
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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.
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One and God make a majority.
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Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere.
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The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle.
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If I have advocated the cause of the Negro, it is not because I am a Negro, but because I am a man.
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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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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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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 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.
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Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
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He who would be free must strike the first blow.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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