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those who profess to favor freedom

“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 powerful roar of its many waters.”

This is a quote of Frederick Douglass, 1849. The original finding/composition date for this entry is unknown; posted around 3:11am on 27 June 2006.
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