A man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSInterpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
More Frederick Douglass Quotes
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To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
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Liberty for all; chains for none.
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A man is worked on by what he works on.
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The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe.
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To make a contented slave it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken the moral and mental vision and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason.
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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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Fortune may crowd a man’s life with fortunate circumstances and happy opportunities, but they will, as we all know, avail him nothing unless he makes a wise and vigorous use of them.
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We may explain success mainly by one word and that word is work.
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Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.
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My hopes were never brighter than now.
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The ballot is the only safety.
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He who would be free must strike the first blow.
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Be not discouraged. There is a future for you. The resistance encountered now predicates hope.
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Opportunity is important but exertion is indispensable.
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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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