The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.
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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A smile or a tear has no nationality; joy and sorrow speak alike to all nations, and they, above all the confusion of tongues, proclaim the brotherhood of man.
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Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.
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Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.
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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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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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What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.
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The ballot is the only safety.
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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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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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What upon Earth is the matter with the American people? Do they really covet the world’s ridicule as well as their own social and political ruin?
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The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
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The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
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Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere.
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Opportunity is important but exertion is indispensable.
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There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution.
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