Having despised us, it is not strange that Americans should seek to render us despicable; having enslaved us, it is natural that they should strive to prove us unfit for freedom; having denounced us as indolent, it is not strange that they should cripple our enterprises.


The Life and Writings of Frederick Douglass (ed. 1950)

Frederick Douglass Quotes

Having despised us, it is not strange that Americans should seek to render us despicable; having enslaved us, it is natural that they should strive...

Having despised us, it is not strange that Americans should seek to render us despicable; having enslaved us, it is natural that they should strive...

Having despised us, it is not strange that Americans should seek to render us despicable; having enslaved us, it is natural that they should strive...

Having despised us, it is not strange that Americans should seek to render us despicable; having enslaved us, it is natural that they should strive...