You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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You have to take power. No one gives it.
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Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.
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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down.
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Our destiny is largely in our hands.
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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.
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The simplest truths often meet the sternest resistance and are slowest in getting general acceptance.
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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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A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
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The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.
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Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
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