I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death.

Quote by Frederick Douglass

Topics: Death Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough,...

There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough,...

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...

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.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact...

Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact...

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

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 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...

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out...

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out...

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

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

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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 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...