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
You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man. – Frederick Douglass
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
People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get. – Frederick Douglass