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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.
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Right is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.
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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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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 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 District of Columbia is the one spot where there is no government for the people, of the people and by the people.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.
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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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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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Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.
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You have to take power. No one gives it.
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Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. The resistance encountered now predicates hope.
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