Frederick Douglass

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

That which is inhuman cannot be divine. ”

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. ”

Slaves are generally expected to sing as well as to work. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

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