You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSYou have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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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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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways.
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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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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.
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The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.
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Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere.
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My hopes were never brighter than now.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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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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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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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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Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.
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The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.
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The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
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