“I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.”
— Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
Category: religion
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We have to do with the past
“We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.”
— Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
Category: future
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At a time like this, scorching irony,
“At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.”
— Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
Category: time
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The life of the nation is secure
“The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.”
— Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
Category: life
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People might not get all they work
“People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.”
— Frederick Douglass
Author: Frederick Douglass
Category: work
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I am a Republican, a black, dyed
“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
Author: Frederick Douglass
Category: freedom
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