Quotes about Frederick Douglass

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

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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is...

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A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

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A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth...

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

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The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

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

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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

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

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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly...

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

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Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers...

#Frederick Douglass