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

Quote by Frederick Douglass

Topics: Power Quotes

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 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.

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...

I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where...

I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

One and God make a majority.

One and God make a majority.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

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...

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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