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Frederick Douglass Quote - 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.

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

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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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A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.
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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.
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The ballot is the only safety.
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Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.
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The white man’s happiness cannot be purchased by the black man’s misery.
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Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
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