A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
– Frederick Douglass
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- The soul that is within me no man can degrade. – Frederick Douglass
- “We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future.” – Frederick Douglass
- 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
- Friedrich SchleiermacherThe essence of religion consists in the feeling of an absolute dependence. – Frederick Douglass
- I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man’s political hopes and the ark of his safety. – Frederick Douglass
- I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man’s political hopes and the ark of his safety. – Frederick Douglass
- I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs. – Frederick Douglass
- Who would be free themselves must strike the blow. Better even to die free than to live slaves. – Frederick Douglass
- People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. – Frederick Douglass
- Insult is powerful. Insult begets both rage and humor and often at the same time. – Suzanne Fields