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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his circumstances, but his circumstances will carve him out as well.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
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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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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.
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A woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments.
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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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The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
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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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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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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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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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I do not think much of the good luck theory of self-made men. It is worth but little attention and has no practical value.
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Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground.
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A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
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