A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSI 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.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.
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Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
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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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The mind does not take its complexion from the skin.
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I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.
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Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. The resistance encountered now predicates hope.
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Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitude.
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Oppression makes a wise man mad.
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You have to take power. No one gives it.
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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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Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.
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I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.
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Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet.
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The ballot is the only safety.
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