I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSI will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
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Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever.
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You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
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The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet made to her august claims have been born of earnest struggle.
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There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution.
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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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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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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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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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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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It’s a poor rule that won’t work both ways.
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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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A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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