Quote by Frederick Douglass
At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is

At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed. – Frederick Douglass

Other quotes by 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

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Oppression
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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

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Black History
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The long time to come when I shall not exist has more effect on me than this short present time, which nevertheless seems endless. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Time

I am shocked at how much time I spend in the White House. I mean, you know, for people on the outside, the idea of going to the White House for a meeting must seem like the most important, serious, even glamorous kind of thing to do. – Hillary Clinton

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Time

Gay people are the sweetest, kindest, most artistic, warmest and most thoughtful people in the world. And since the beginning of time all theyve ever been is kicked. – Little Richard

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Time

Oh, I think there are a lot of people who would be buying and selling online today that go up there and they get the information, but then when it comes time to type in their credit card they think twice because theyre not sure about how that might get out and what that might mean for them. – Bill Gates

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Time

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Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he’s talking about. – Sam Ewing

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How True!

A line from one of my 1997 columns – Do one thing every day that scares you – is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I dont believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. – Mary Schmich

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Fear

Realists do not fear the results of their study. – Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Fear

I hope my tongue in prune juice smothers, If I belittle dogs and mothers. – Ogden Nash

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Hope