Yet people in general will say they like colored men as well as any other, but in their proper place.
Frederick DouglassShields Green was not one to shrink from hardships or dangers. He was a man of few words, and his speech was singularly broken; but his courage and self-respect made him quite a dignified character.
Frederick DouglassA man, at times, gets something for nothing, but it will, in his hands, amount to nothing.
Frederick DouglassIf we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all the nations, kindreds, tongues and peoples, and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.
Frederick Douglass