Frederick Douglass: “The conditions of success are universal and unchangeable.”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1881

The conditions of success are universal and unchangeable.

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Frederick Douglass

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From his autobiography, Douglass declares that the fundamental requirements for achieving success are consistent across all times and places.

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