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Great Quotes by Frederick Douglass
- I have one great political idea. . . . That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is…
- Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere
- Abolition of slavery had been the deepest desire and the great labor of my life
- Self-Made Men are those who owe little or nothing to birth, relationship, or friendly surroundings; to wealth inherited or to early approved means of education;…
- It is better to be part of a great whole than to be the whole of a small part.
- 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…
- A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation,…
- Immense wealth, and its lavish expenditure, fill the great house with all that can please the eye, or tempt the taste. Here, appetite, not food,…
- The relation between the white and colored people of this country is the great, paramount, imperative, and all-commanding question for this age and nation to…
- [...] endless action and reaction. Those beautifully rounded pebbles which you gather on the sand and which you hold in your hand and marvel at…
- A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.
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