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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

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 an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. – 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 small demerit extinguishes a long service. – Thomas Fuller

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I am the inferior of any man whose rights I trample under foot. – Robert G. Ingersoll

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Two wrongs do not make a right. – English 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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