Frederick Douglass — "I look upon the Constitution as a glorious liberty document."

"I have had but one idea for the last three years, to present the Negro as a man, and to demand his rights as a man."

"You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man."

"Never was there a clearer case of “stealing the livery of the court of heaven to serve the devil in.” I am filled with unutterable loathing when I contemplate the religious pomp and show, together wit…"

"What Wilberforce was endeavoring to win from the British Senate by his magic eloquence, the Slaves themselves were endeavoring to gain by outbreaks and violence. The combined action of one and the oth…"

"The destiny of the colored American, however, is not a question for the colored people themselves, but for the American people at large."