The Frederick Douglass Papers, Series 1, Vol. 3 Quotes

“The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down.”
― Frederick Douglass, The Frederick Douglass Papers, Series 1, Vol. 3: Speeches, Debates, and Interviews, 1855-1863

“I know there is a spirit among the slaves which would not much longer brook their degradation and their bondage. There are many Madison Washingtons and Nathaniel Turners in the South, who would assert their rights to liberty if you would take your feet from their necks and your sympathy and aid from their oppressors. (The Slaves Right to Revolt: An Address Delivered In Boston, Massachusetts, on 30 May 1848, Liberator June 9 1848)”
― Frederick Douglass, The Frederick Douglass Papers, Series 1, Vol. 3: Speeches, Debates, and Interviews, 1855-1863