It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

Quote by Frederick Douglass

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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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself....

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself....

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes...

I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminshes...