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Quote by Frederick Douglass
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation,

Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. – 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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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

Category:
Freedom
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Frederick Douglass
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New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate. – Tahar Ben Jelloun

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When a truth is not given complete freedom, freedom is not complete. – Vaclav Havel

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The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power. – Daniel Webster

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Freedom

Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment. – Powell Clayton

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Once youre in the game and its a part of your life, you never want to leave it. But you have to be committed to be able to travel and do the things you need to do to be successful in whatever role youre doing. – Joe Sakic

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There are two problems for our species survival – nuclear war and environmental catastrophe – and were hurtling towards them. Knowingly. – Noam Chomsky

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