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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSPeople might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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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 woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments.
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The District of Columbia is the one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people and by the people.
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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
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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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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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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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The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe.
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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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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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