Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSSlaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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Every one of us should be ashamed to be free while his brother is a slave.
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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 life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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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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A man is worked on by what he works on.
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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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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 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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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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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
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