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Frederick Douglass Quotes

Frederick Douglass quotes about men

American Author February 14, 1817 – February 20, 1895

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Such are the limitations of the human mind, and so thoroughly engrossing are the cares of common life, that only the few among men can discern through the glitter and dazzle of present prosperity the dark outlines of approaching disasters, even though they may have come up to our very gates, and are already within striking distance. The yawning seam and corroded bolt conceal their defects from the mariner until the storm calls all hands to the pumps. Prophets, indeed, were abundant before... Frederick Douglass
A man must be disposed to judge of emancipation by other tests than whether it has increased the produce of sugar,—and to hate slavery for other reasons than because it starves men and whips women,—before he is ready to lay the first stone of his anti-slavery life. Frederick Douglass
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "It's easier to build strong children then repair broken men."
It's easier to build strong children then repair broken men. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. Frederick Douglass
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "It is easier to build strong men, than to repair broken ones."
It is easier to build strong men, than to repair broken ones. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will..."
When men sow the wind it is rational to expect that they will reap the whirlwind. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate..."
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. Frederick Douglass

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