Every moment Quote by Frederick Douglass

““Truth shines with brighter light and intenser heat at every moment, and a country torn and rent and bleeding implores relief from its distress and agony.””

Frederick Douglass

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

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

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

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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…

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

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

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

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

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

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Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave.

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