Man’s greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSPower concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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Immense wealth, and its lavish expenditure, fill the great house with all that can please the eye, or tempt the taste. Here, appetite, not food, is the great desideratum.
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A man is worked on by what he works on.
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Without a struggle, there can be no progress.
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The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down.
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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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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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Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.
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The mind does not take its complexion from the skin.
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Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.
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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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