The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

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.

In thinking of America, I sometimes find myself admiring her bright blue sky-her grand old...

In thinking of America, I sometimes find myself admiring her bright blue sky-her grand old...

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at...

No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at...

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.

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 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...

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...

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 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

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...

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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 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...

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...