Seen in a Flower Shop Window
Happy Valentine’s Day to those who celebrate. For those of us who don’t, today
is also the birthday of the great Frederick Douglass.
Born into slavery In 1818, Douglass managed to get an education in spite of a
system that forbade him to do so. He devoured a textbook on speeches called “The Columbian Orator.” This is one of the reasons that he became a great public
speaker and writer. His autobiography is amazing.
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” ― Frederick Douglass
No comments:
Post a Comment
The View from Squirrel Ridge features thousands of views of the Shenandoah Valley and surrounding area. I post frequently so please visit often.
Your comments are appreciated. If you are responding to a post older than a few days, your comment will be held until we have a chance to approve it. Thanks for your patience!
Sorry, anonymous comments cannot be accepted because of the large number of spam comments that come in that way. Also, links that are ads will be deleted.