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Constitution Quotes by Frederick Douglass
- Interpreted as it ought to be interpreted, the constitution is a Glorious Liberty Document!
- Abolish slavery tomorrow, and not a sentence or syllable of the Constitution need be altered. It was purposely so framed as to give no claim,…
- The Constitution is a GLORIOUS LIBERTY DOCUMENT. Read its preamble, consider it purposes. Is slavery among them? Is it at the gateway? or is it…
- Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other hand…
- There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own…
- 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…
- 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…
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- A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes. — Joseph Addison