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

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.

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

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

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 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...

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

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...

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...

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

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.

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.

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.

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,...

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 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...

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...

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university...

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission

Freedom is coming to mean little more than the right to ask permission

Men are passionate, men are weak, men are stupid, men are pitiful; to bring to...

Men are passionate, men are weak, men are stupid, men are pitiful; to bring to...