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

Quote by Frederick Douglass

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What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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.

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...

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 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.

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.

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,...

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...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

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...

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 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...

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...