Quote #15
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.
More from Frederick Douglass
- 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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- Despite of it all, the Negro remains ... cool, strong, imperturbable, and cheerful.
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