# Without Struggle There Is No Progress by Frederick Douglass > “If there is no struggle there is no progress.” > **— Frederick Douglass**, *West India Emancipation speech, August 3, 1857* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or authoritative text:** [West India Emancipation speech, August 3, 1857](https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/teachers/lessonplans/Abolition%20and%20Anti%20Slavery%20Texts%20in%20Hopedale%20-%20Primary%20Sources.pdf) — National Park Service primary-source packet reproducing the 1857 speech and its surrounding argument about agitation, resistance, and progress. - **Why it belongs here:** The passage describes improvement, revelation, learning, or increased capability through opposition, error, difficulty, or adversity. It does not imply that unlimited injury is beneficial. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Book:** [[books/Chimping Out|Chimping Out]] - **Article:** [[articles/Ideas as Lindy Organisms|Ideas as Lindy Organisms]] - **Article:** [[articles/artificial-intelligence/Cybernetic Domestication Syndrome of Men and AI|Cybernetic Domestication Syndrome of Men and AI]] - **Article:** [[articles/Authorship After the Threshold|Authorship After the Threshold]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Antifragility|Antifragility]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “If there is no struggle there is no progress.” — Frederick Douglass, West India Emancipation speech, August 3, 1857 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-frederick-douglass-struggle-progress ```