The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not ge…

Frederick Douglass
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The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2013). Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass, p.134, Courier Corporation
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The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down. ✨ Frederick Douglass (2013). Great Speeches by Frederick Douglass, p.134, Courier Corporation

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