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"You can become a politician and improve the institutions of power in your country."
"The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike."
"The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is murder. The object of power is power. Now do you begin to understand me?"
"Patriotism is the narcissism of countries."
"Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions."
"Some people had attack dogs. Ghastek had attack lawyers."
"While the people retain their virtue, and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government, in the short space of four years."
Explore more quotes by Frederick Douglass
"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it."
"Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done."
"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."
"Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out."
"People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get."
"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."
"I recognize the Republican party as the sheet anchor of the colored man's political hopes and the ark of his safety."
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