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Author - Frederick Douglass
Quotes by : Frederick Douglass
slavery
...The singing of a man cast away upon a desolate island might be as appropriately considered as evidence....
frederick douglass
I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead....
reading
We have all met a class of men, very remarkable for their activity, and who yet make but little headway....
slavery
My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed, the cheerful....
history
The louder she screamed, the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped longest.....
slavery
Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart;....
history
Whether we turn to the declarations of the past, or to the professions of the present, the conduct of....
prayer
I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.
beast
I have often wished myself a beast. I preferred the condition of the meanest reptile to my own. Any thing,....
slavery
The fatal poison of irresponsible power was already in her hands, and soon commenced its infernal work.....
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