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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.
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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 ballot is the only safety.
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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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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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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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Fortune may crowd a man’s life with fortunate circumstances and happy opportunities, but they will, as we all know, avail him nothing unless he makes a wise and vigorous use of them.
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The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.
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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
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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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The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.
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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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It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.
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Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever.
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