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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSOur community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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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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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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Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist.
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The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe.
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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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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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Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
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The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.
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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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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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I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.
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Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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