A woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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The soul that is within me no man can degrade.
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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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What to the Slave is the 4th of July.
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The struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle.
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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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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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We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is work.
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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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Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. The resistance encountered now predicates hope.
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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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A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.
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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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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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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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