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People Quotes by Frederick Douglass
- Neither we, nor any other people, will ever be respected till we respect ourselves and we will never respect ourselves till we have the means…
- I have one great political idea. . . . That idea is an old one. It is widely and generally assented to; nevertheless, it is…
- 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…
- One by one I have seen obstacles removed, errors corrected, prejudices softened, proscriptions relinquished, and my people advancing in all the elements that go to…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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…
- Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed…
- People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
- A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
- This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must…
- 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…
- Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are people who want crops without ploughing the ground; they want rain without thunder and…
- Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle