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Frederick Douglass Quotes

Frederick Douglass quotes

American Author February 14, 1817 – February 20, 1895

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It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "My hopes were never brighter than now."
My hopes were never brighter than now. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the..."
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. Frederick Douglass
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 barbarity, - a sanctifier of the most hateful frauds, - and a dark shelter under, which the darkest, foulest, grossest, and most infernal deeds of the slaveholders find the strongest protection. Were I to be again reduced to the chains of slavery, next to enslavement, I should regard being the slave of a religious master the greatest calamity that... 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
Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. 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
I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. Any thing, no matter what, to get rid of thinking! It was this everlasting thinking of my condition that tormented me. There was no getting rid of it. It was pressed upon me by every object within sight or hearing, animate or inanimate. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal..."
The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "The destiny of the colored American ... is the destiny of..."
The destiny of the colored American ... is the destiny of America. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart"
The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "America is false to the past, false to the present, and..."
America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to..."
We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can..."
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me. Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass quote: "I had as well be killed running as die standing"
I had as well be killed running as die standing Frederick Douglass

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