I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSWe may explain success mainly by one word and that word is work.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
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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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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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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
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There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution.
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A 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.
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No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.
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Opportunity is important but exertion is indispensable.
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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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Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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A slave is someone who sits down, and waits for someone to free them.
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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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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
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To make a contented slave it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken the moral and mental vision and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS