Frederick Douglass

You have seen how man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.

Frederick Douglass

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Frederick Douglass

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

A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.

Frederick Douglass

A government, founded on impartial liberty, where all have a voice and a vote, irrespective of color or of sex – What is there to hinder such a government from standing firm.

Frederick Douglass

A great man, tender of heart, strong of nerve, boundless patience and broadest sympathy, with no motive apart from his country.

Frederick Douglass

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

Frederick Douglass

A man who will enslave his own blood, may not be safely relied on for magnamity.

Frederick Douglass

A man without force, is without the essential dignity of humanity. Human nature is so constituted, that it cannot honor a helpless man, although it can pity him.

Frederick Douglass

A man’s character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him.

Frederick Douglass