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Frederick Douglass Quotes

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American Author February 14, 1817 – February 20, 1895

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I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom. I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken his moral and mental vision, and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. He must be able to detect no inconsistencies in slavery; he must... Frederick Douglass
The thought of only being a creature of the present and past was troubling. I longed for a future too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak. Frederick Douglass
Who would be free themselves must strike the blow...I urge you to fly to arms and smite to death the power that would bury the Government and your liberty in the same hopeless grave. This is your golden opportunity. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "Once you learn how to read, you will be forever free."
Once you learn how to read, you will be forever free. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."
Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "Once you learn to read, you will forever be free."
Once you learn to read, you will forever be free. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern..."
I could, as a free man, look across the bay toward the Eastern Shore where I was born a slave. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the..."
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker. Frederick Douglass

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