Frederick Douglass Quotes about Power

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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

Frederick Douglass

Freedom, Power, Tyrants

Speech, Canandaigua, N.Y., 4 Aug. 1857

Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

Frederick Douglass

Patriotic, Power, Greatness

Frederick Douglass (1950). “The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass: Early years, 1817-1849”