Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.


The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1892), Part 2, Chapter 12: Hope for the Nation

Frederick Douglass Quotes

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of...

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of...

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of...

Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man — too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of...