A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. – Frederick Douglass
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. – Frederick Douglass
Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done. – Frederick Douglass
There is no Negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution. – Frederick Douglass