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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A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color...

A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color...

One and God make a majority.

One and God make a majority.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

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...

I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery...

I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

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...