America Quotes by Frederick Douglass

“A treacherous President stood in the way; and it can be easily seen how reluctant good men might be to admit an apostasy which…

— Frederick Douglass

I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only…

— Frederick Douglass

“But I should be false in the earliest sentiments of my soul, if I suppressed the opinion. I prefer to be true to myself,…

— Frederick Douglass

A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.

— Frederick Douglass

“I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the south is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes, - a justifier of the…

— Frederick Douglass

I assert most unhesitatingly, that the religion of the South is a mere covering for the most horrid crimes—a justifier of the most appalling…

— Frederick Douglass

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

— Frederick Douglass

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

— Frederick Douglass

“We have all met a class of men, very remarkable for their activity, and who yet make but little headway in life; men who,…

— Frederick Douglass

“The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work. That cheerful eye, under the influence of…

— Frederick Douglass

A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as…

— Frederick Douglass

Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.

— Frederick Douglass

I was broken in body, soul, and spirit. My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful spark…

— Frederick Douglass

I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was improved, instead of increasing my contentment; it only increased my…

— Frederick Douglass

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

— Frederick Douglass