Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSWe are free to say that in respect to political rights, we hold women to be justly entitled to all we claim for men.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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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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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways.
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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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Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.
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The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.
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Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever.
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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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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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Without a struggle, there can be no progress.
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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.
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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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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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