Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the prope… - Frederick Douglass

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

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.

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Birth Name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey

Alternative Names: Frederick Augustus Washington Baly • Fred Bailey • Freddie Bailey

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A worship that can be conducted by persons who refuse to give shelter to the houseless, to give bread to the hungry, clothing to the naked, and who enjoin obedience to a law forbidding these acts of mercy, is a curse, not a blessing to mankind.

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I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

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

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