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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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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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What to the Slave is the 4th of July.
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One and God make a majority.
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Man’s greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
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The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.
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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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I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.
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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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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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The ballot is the only safety.
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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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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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What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.
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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
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