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The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Degrade Man Me Soul Within

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If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Progress Struggle

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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Broken Build Children Easier Men Repair Strong Than

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Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Any Class Conspiracy Degrade Denied Enforced Feel Ignorance Justice Made Neither Nor Oppress Organized Persons Poverty Prevails Property Rob Safe Society Them Where Will

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Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Progress Struggle Without

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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

Topics: Earthquake Fire Gentle Light Need Shower Storm Thunder Whirlwind

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The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Endurance Limits Oppress Prescribed Those Tyrants Whom

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I 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 Douglass

Topics: Be True Even False Hazard My Own Myself Others Own Prefer Rather Ridicule Than True

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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 Douglass

Topics: Found Know Out Slave Things Until Wanted

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I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

~Frederick Douglass

Topics: Answer Legs Prayed Received Twenty Until Years

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: February 14th, 1818

Died: February 20th, 1895

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