Liberty for all; chains for none.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSWhat 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?
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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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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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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A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
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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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The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.
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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears.
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The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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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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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.
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Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.
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The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.
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