I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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He who would be free must strike the first blow.
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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.
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Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere.
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You have to take power. No one gives it.
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It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.
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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
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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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A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it.
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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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A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
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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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Our destiny is largely in our hands.
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The opposite of compromise is character.
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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
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