Men may not get all they pay for in this world, but they must certainly pay for all they get.
Variant: People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
Variant: People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
Frederick Douglass
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Once you learn to read, you will forever be free. 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. If there is no struggle, there is no progress.
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