Quote by Frederick Douglass
We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the p

We have to do with the past only as we can make it useful to the present and the future. – Frederick Douglass

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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

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Freedom
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America is false to the past, false to the present, and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future. – Frederick Douglass

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Future
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I would tell 17-year-olds to be proud of who you are. Dont try to change yourself for others. Focus on school and your future. Boys and friends will come and go, just focus on you and your future. – Lea Michele

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A government is invigorated when each of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation. – Barbara Jordan

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I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that youre going to wish you held onto longer. – Joe Nichols

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Blade Runner appears regularly, two or three times a year in various shapes and forms of science fiction. It set the pace for what is essentially urban science fiction, urban future and its why Ive never re-visited that area because I feel Ive done it. – Ridley Scott

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Future

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If we had a reliable way to label our toys good and bad, it would be easy to regulate technology wisely. But we can rarely see far enough ahead to know which road leads to damnation. – Freeman Dyson

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…the cypress tree is turning green, drunk with the forest. – Rumi

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Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe, that found me poor at first, and keep me so. – Oliver Goldsmith

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After I lost my fiance, it seemed like it would be better to always be alone than to risk being hurt again. – Nancy Grace

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