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Quote by Frederick Douglass
Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper applic

Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done. – Frederick Douglass

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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

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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

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A presidents hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is right. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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What is the use of running when we are on the wrong. – Proverb

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Things have got to be wrong in order that they may be deplored. – Alfred Whitney Griswold

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Being right half the time beats being half-right all the time. – Malcolm Stevenson Forbes

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