A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means to live respectfully.
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Some know the value of education by having it. I knew its value by not having it.
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.
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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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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.
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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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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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Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one’s thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist.
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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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What to the Slave is the 4th of July.
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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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I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
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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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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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