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Frederick Douglass

~ 1818 - 1895

Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He is known for his powerful and influential speeches and writings on the topics of slavery, civil rights, and social justice, becoming a prominent figure in the abolitionist movement and a key advocate for the rights of African Americans.

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

    Frederick Douglass
    #work#perseverance#fairness

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

    Frederick Douglass
    #learning#danger#calamity

  3. Experience demonstrates that there may be a wages of slavery only a little less galling and crushing in its effects than chattel slavery, and that this slavery of wages must go down with the other.

    Frederick Douglass
    #slavery#wages#oppression

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

    Frederick Douglass
    #prayer#action#perseverance

  5. One and God make a majority.

    Frederick Douglass
    #god#majority#unity

  6. The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

    Frederick Douglass
    #soul#dignity#resilience

  7. 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
    #fire#intensity#chaos

  8. If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

    Frederick Douglass
    #struggle#progress#growth

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

    Frederick Douglass
    #children#growth#resilience

  10. 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
    #truth#identity#integrity