The marriage institution cannot exist among slaves, and one sixth of the population of democratic America is denied it’s privileges by the law of the land.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSWhat I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.
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Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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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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It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.
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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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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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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 easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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The destiny of the colored American is the destiny of America.
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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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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
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The life of a nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
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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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A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
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