A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.

Quote by Frederick Douglass

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Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery...

I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery...

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...

Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage...

Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage...

The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.

The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion.

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...

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 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...

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...

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one...

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one...

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.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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

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

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

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

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

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...

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly...

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly...

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and...

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and...