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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSIt is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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The mind does not take its complexion from the skin.
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A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.
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Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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A slave is someone who sits down, and waits for someone to free them.
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My hopes were never brighter than now.
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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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Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever.
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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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Educate your sons and daughters, send them to school, and show them that beside the cartridge box, the ballot box, and the jury box, you also have the knowledge box.
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The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
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Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.
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What is possible for me is possible for you.
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I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.
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