All Frederick Douglass Quotes
- Right is of no Sex-Truth is of no Color-God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren. All
- John Brown's zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine. Mine was as the taper light; his was as the burning sun.… American
- Viewing the man from the genuine abolitionist ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed cold, tardy, weak and unequal to the task. But, viewing him from the sentiments… Abolitionist
- Men of Color, To Arms! The case is before you. This is our golden opportunity. Let us accept it, and forever wipe out the dark… Accept
- If there's no struggle, there's no progress. Inspirational
- It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part. Better
- He who is whipped oftenest, is whipped easiest. Easiest
- You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. Black
- ...there are at the present moment many colored men in the Confederate Army...as real soldiers, having muskets on their shoulders, and bullets in their pockets,… All
- There are at present many Coloured men in the Confederate Army doing duty not only as cooks, servants and labourers, but real soldiers, having muskets… Army
- Who would be free themselves must strike the blow. Better even to die free than to live slaves. Better
- Shields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but… Broken
- If there is no struggle, there is no progress....This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may… Both
- Praying for freedom never did me any good til I started praying with my feet. Any
- Let me give you a word of the philosophy of reform. The whole history of the progress of human liberty shows that all concessions yet… Absorbing
- The Constitution of the United States knows no distinction between citizens on account of color. Neither does it know any difference between a citizen of… Account
- The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add a single word… Add
- Truth is proper and beautiful in all times and in all places. All
- Go where you may, search where you will, roam through all of the monarchies and despotisms of the old world, travel through South America, search… Abuse
- The opposite of compromise is character. Character
- I glory in conflict that I may hereafter exult in victory. Conflict
- Educate your sons and daughters, send them to school, and show them that beside the cartridge box, the ballot box, and the jury box, you… Ballot
- Did John Brown fail? John Brown began the war that ended American slavery and made this a free Republic. American
- The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future too, with hope in it.… Act
- If the Negro knows enough to pay taxes to support the government, he knows enough to vote; taxation and representation should go together. If he… Fight