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Frederick Douglass Quote - People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

Frederick Douglass

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I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
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False Hazard Loyalty Myself Prefer
The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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Country Destiny
Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.
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Brother Freedom Shame Slave
Liberty for all; chains for none.
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Chain Freedom Independence
The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.
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Acceptance General Meet Resistance Slow Truth
One and God make a majority.
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God Majority One Liner
Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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Mad Man One Liner Oppression Wise
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
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Endurance Limitation Prescribe
Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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Expectation Justice Sing Slave Work
We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.
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Future Inspirational Let Go Past Present
I know of no rights of race superior to the rights of humanity.
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Humanity Race Rights Superior
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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Country Democracy Deny Existence Institution Land Law Marriage Privilege Slave
Opportunity is important but exertion is indispensable.
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Exertion Important Inspirational Opportunity
Without a struggle, there can be no progress.
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Business Inspirational Progress Struggle
What is possible for me is possible for you.
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Encouragement Motivational One Liner Possible
The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
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Degrade Man One Liner Soul
Nature has given woman the same powers, and subjected her to the same earth, breathes the same air, subsists on the same food, physical, moral, mental and spiritual. She has, therefore, an equal right with man, in all efforts to obtain and maintain a perfect existence.
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Air Earth Existence Nature Perfection She Spiritual Women Power
Our community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny.
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Array Character Community Cover Destiny Glory Majestic Shame Share
You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.
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Climb Diversity Height Judgment Justice Rise
A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.
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Blood Man Safety Slave
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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Circumstance Coward Fortune Happy Life Opportunity Vigorous Wise
What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.
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Black Lives Matter Justice Pity Sympathy
I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.
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Finding Slave Want
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
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Gentleman Insult Man
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
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Rights Speech Suppress Violation Wrong
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
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Dangerous Indeed Knowledge Learning People Slave
A slave is someone who sits down, and waits for someone to free them.
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Slave Wait

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