Frederick Douglass's Quotes

Frederick Douglass's Quotes 40

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

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

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails,...

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

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

It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but...

When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the...

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

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

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

One and God make a majority.

America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds...

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who...

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who...

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend...

Experience demonstrates that there may be a wages of slavery only a little...

Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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

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

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

Where justice is denied where poverty is enforced where ignorance prevails...

I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

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