He who would be free must strike the first blow.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSHe who would be free must strike the first blow.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSA man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSLiberty for all; chains for none.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSWithout a struggle, there can be no progress.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe opposite of compromise is character.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSI didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSNo man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, or it may be both. But it must be a struggle.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSTo suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSFortune 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.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSYou are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSPeople might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe ballot is the only safety.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe.
FREDERICK DOUGLASSRight is of no sex, Truth is of no color, God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren.
FREDERICK DOUGLASS