Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. – 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
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. – Frederick Douglass
There is no Negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution. – Frederick Douglass
As long as you as an individual… can convince yourself that in order to move forward as best you can you have to be optimistic, you can be described as one of the faithful, one of those people who can say, Well, look, somethings going to happen! Lets just keep trying. Lets not give up. – Tom Hanks