Author: Frederick Douglass

Quotes

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

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

- Frederick Douglass

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.

- Frederick Douglass

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

- Frederick Douglass

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

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.

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

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

- Frederick Douglass

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress.

- Frederick Douglass

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.

A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.

- Frederick Douglass

One and God make a majority.

One and God make a majority.

- Frederick Douglass

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