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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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Society
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Frederick Douglass
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It is not light that we need, but fire it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. – Frederick Douglass

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Nature
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Frederick Douglass
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Those who are once found to be bad are presumed so forever. – Proverb

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There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living. – David Starr Jordan

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

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A right is not what someone gives you, its what no one can take away from you. – Ramsey Clark

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