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description: "No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck. — a quote by Frederick Douglass."
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> # No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.

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## More from Frederick Douglass

1. > In all the relations of life and death, we are met by the color line.

[Permalink to quote \#13](https://quotesby.net/Frederick-Douglass/13/ "Permalink to quote 13")
2. > The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

[Permalink to quote \#15](https://quotesby.net/Frederick-Douglass/15/ "Permalink to quote 15")
3. > Despite of it all, the Negro remains ... cool, strong, imperturbable, and cheerful.

[Permalink to quote \#12](https://quotesby.net/Frederick-Douglass/12/ "Permalink to quote 12")

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