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I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.
Frederick DouglassI prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
Frederick DouglassI prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.
Frederick DouglassIf there is no struggle, there is no progress.
Frederick DouglassIt is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
Frederick DouglassIt 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 DouglassMan's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
Frederick DouglassNo man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.
Frederick DouglassOne and God make a majority.
Frederick DouglassPeople might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
Frederick DouglassPower concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
Frederick DouglassSlaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work.
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