Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

Quote by Frederick Douglass

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The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend...

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend...

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at...

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at...

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth...

A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth...

America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to...

America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to...

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery

The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer...

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer...

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops...

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops...

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend...

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend...

I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the...

I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to...

We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to...

I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes...

I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes...

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule...

I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule...

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is...

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is...