The silver trump of freedom had roused my soul to eternal wakefulness. Freedom now appeared, to disappear no more forever. It was heard in every sound, and seen in every thing.
(Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, 1845)

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Once you learn to read, you will forever be free.

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It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.

Frederick Douglass (Speech in New York, 1852)

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Frederick Douglass (Speech in New York, 1857)

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