“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”
Quote by Frederick Douglas
Frederick Douglas was a famed orator and writer who was a key architect of the movement to end slavery, the very institution to which he was born. Even after his goal to abolish slavery was achieved, he persisted in his struggle for equality, women’s rights and civil rights setting the stage for landmark change in the United States.
REFLECTION:
- Do you remain true to what you believe – even risking the ridicule of others?
- Are there any areas of your life that you are not being true to what you believe and who you want to be?
- Explore this.
- What will it take to be in alignment with yourself?