Maxioms by Frederick Douglass
The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery.
The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery.
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.
I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted
I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted
Whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and read more
Whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and set me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom.
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.