I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress. – Frederick Douglass
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me. – Frederick Douglass
Mans greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done. – 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 in an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob, and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe. – Frederick Douglass