Since the light of God's truth beamed upon my mind, I have become a friend of that religion which teaches us to pray for our enemies — which, instead of shooting balls into their hearts, loves them. I would not hurt a hair of a slaveholder's head. I will tell you what else I would not do. I would not stand around the slave with my bayonet pointed at his breast, in order to keep him in the power of the slaveholder.


Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country (October 22, 1847), Delivered at Market Hall, New York City, New York. - Love of God, Love of Man, Love of Country (1847)

Frederick Douglass Quotes

Since the light of God's truth beamed upon my mind, I have become a friend of that religion which teaches us to pray for our enemies — which,...

Since the light of God's truth beamed upon my mind, I have become a friend of that religion which teaches us to pray for our enemies — which,...

Since the light of God's truth beamed upon my mind, I have become a friend of that religion which teaches us to pray for our enemies — which,...

Since the light of God's truth beamed upon my mind, I have become a friend of that religion which teaches us to pray for our enemies — which,...