Frederick Douglass

"The work does not require me to be silent respecting this discussion."

"I go forward to certain victory."

"The slumbering embers of freedom are being kindled into a blaze."

"I am but one, you are many; and yet I am not afraid of you."

"No man can put a chain about the soul of his fellow man."

"I would place the Bible and science hand in hand."

"The soul is immortal."

"What am I but one man?"

"I am myself and no one else."

"The ballot is stronger than the bullet."

"I would have all the disadvantages removed."

"Every tone was a testimony against slavery."

"The mind of the North must be aroused."

"I could not have arrived at this station in life without education."

"True citizenship requires that we are willing to work."

"I see the direction of the age."

"The price of our allies friendship is eternal vigilance."

"I can see light breaking in the distance."

"The end of all education is the improvement of the creature."

"I accept not their excuses."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"I trust my heart, I trust my mind."

"Do something, say something, become something."

"I must claim my birthright."

"Whatever may be my fate here, my principle is fixed."

"I see light breaking out in every direction."

"The colored people are part of the American family."

"I have a whole race to uplift."

"This is American ground."

"I shall not be moved."