Quote by Frederick Douglass
A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and apprecia

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. – Frederick Douglass

Other quotes by Frederick Douglass

Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. – Frederick Douglass

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Oppression
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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

Category:
Freedom
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When a man laughs at his troubles he loses a great many friends. They never forgive the loss of their prerogative. – Francis Bacon

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Its great to be here. Its great to be anywhere. – Keith Richards

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great

The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness. – Fyodor Dostoevsky

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great

In Republics, the great danger is, that the majority may not sufficiently respect the rights of the minority. – James Madison

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I suppose Im proudest of my novels for whats imagined in them. I think the world of my imagination is a richer and more interesting place than my personal biography. – John Irving

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For I am full of spirit and resolve to meet all perils very constantly. – William Shakespeare

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Solutions

Some people seem to understand this – that life and change take time – but I am not one of those people. – Anne Lamott

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I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell. – Harry S. Truman

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