Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.

Quote by William Wells Brown

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People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as...

When this boy was brought to Dr. Young, his name being William, the same as...

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of...

I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of...

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their...

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

The energy it took to exit mothers womb is the same force required to manifest...

The energy it took to exit mothers womb is the same force required to manifest...

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.

Nothing is more beautiful than a smile that has struggled through tears.

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through...

Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through...

That awkward moment when a package says 'Easy open' but you end up using scissors,...

That awkward moment when a package says 'Easy open' but you end up using scissors,...

The quality of our choices will dictate whether we will struggle in frustration of live...

The quality of our choices will dictate whether we will struggle in frustration of live...

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

The strongest have their moments of fatigue

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

I'm struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic...

I'm struggling at the end to get out of the valley of hectoring youth, journalistic...

If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.

If you're absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success.

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of...

Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...

The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from...