Frederick Douglass: “Give, give, will be its cry, till the timidity which concedes shall…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 1855

Give, give, will be its cry, till the timidity which concedes shall give place to courage, which shall resist.

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Frederick Douglass

Source

From his autobiography, Douglass warns that the demands of the slave power will continue until resistance replaces concession.

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Frederick Douglass: “Give, give, will be its cry, till the timidity which concedes shall give place to courage, which shall resist.”