I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress

Quote by Frederick Douglass

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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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the...

When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the...

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

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...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where...

I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where...

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...

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower,...

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower,...

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.

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...

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

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

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.

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand

Religion is the impotence of the human mind to deal with occurrences it cannot understand

Most people have some sort of religion, at least they know which church they're staying...

Most people have some sort of religion, at least they know which church they're staying...