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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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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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Self-Respect
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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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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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The successful person places more attention on doing the right thing rather than doing things right. – Peter Drucker

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

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