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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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A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. – Frederick Douglass

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Learning
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Frederick Douglass
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I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence. – Frederick Douglass

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

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It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. – Thomas Henry Huxley

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

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A small demerit extinguishes a long service. – Thomas Fuller

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