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 DOUGLASSThe 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.
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A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.
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Our 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.
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A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
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The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.
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It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways.
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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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You have to take power. No one gives it.
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I had as well be killed running as die standing.
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Some know the value of education by having it. I knew its value by not having it.
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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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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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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
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Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.
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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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Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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