More quotes by William Wells Brown
When will the Americans learn, that if they would encourage liberty in other countries, they must practice it at home?
Even a name by which to be known among men, slavery had denied me.
Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave (1848)
All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a chance to rise by his own efforts.
The Black Man: His Antecedents, His Genius, and His Achievements (1863)
Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous. (Chapter XX)
Clotel: or, The President's Daughter: a narrative of slave life in the United States (1853)
An ignorant man will trust to luck for success; an educated man will make success. God helps those who help themselves. (from Chapter XLIX: The New Era)
The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race (1873)
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