Frederick Douglass Quotes

Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Below is a curated collection of the best Frederick Douglass quotes. ...more

Birth: February 01, 1818 - Death: February 20, 1895

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

Topic(s): Men , Children , Inspirational

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.

Topic(s): Moral , My Own , Atheism

You are not judged by the height you have risen, but from the depth you have climbed.

Topic(s): Culture , Justice , Diversity

The soul that is within me no man can degrade.

Topic(s): Men , Inspirational , Life

Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.

Topic(s): Book , Reading , Forever

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Topic(s): Ifs , Inspirational , Culture

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Topic(s): Political , Liberty , Demand

I should esteem it a privilege to set you an example as to how mankind ought to treat each other. I am your fellow-man, but not your slave.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Mankind , Slave

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

Topic(s): Limits , Oppression , Tyrants

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

Topic(s): War , Character , Nations

To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.

Topic(s): Wells , Literature , Rights

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

Topic(s): People , World , Life

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Frederick Douglass Quotes