Browse Frederick Douglass quotes and sayings.
A man is worked upon by what he works on. He may carve out his […]
I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend […]
Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, . . . neither persons nor property […]
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Frederick Douglass
The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. Frederick […]
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is […]
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops […]
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and […]
They who study mankind with a whip in their hands will always go wrong. Frederick […]
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Frederick Douglass
A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth […]
A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the […]
I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule […]
The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will […]
You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you […]
People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly […]
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer […]
Once you learn to read, you will forever free. Frederick Douglass
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Frederick Douglass