Author: Robert Dale Owen

Quotes

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

Boldness and decision command, often even in evil, the respect and concurrence of mankind.

- Robert Dale Owen

They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is but a question of time and of form when and how a proclamation of emancipation will be issued.

They feel assured, as to yourself, that if the option remain with you, it is but a question of time and of form when and how a proclamation of emancipation will be issued.

- Robert Dale Owen

Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections.

Men acquiesce in a thousand things, once righteously and boldly done, to which, if proposed to them in advance, they might find endless objections.

- Robert Dale Owen

Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of things in which, with slavery still existing, we should be assured of permanent peace? I cannot.

Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of things in which, with slavery still existing, we should be assured of permanent peace? I cannot.

- Robert Dale Owen

The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny.

The dangers which threaten us are twofold: First, from the Confederate forces, composed of men whose earnest convictions and reckless bravery it is idle to deny.

- Robert Dale Owen

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.

Wisdom, prudence, forethought, these are essential. But not second to these that noble courage which adventures the right, and leaves the consequences to God.

- Robert Dale Owen

Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.

Men ever follow willingly a daring leader: most willingly of all, in great emergencies.

- Robert Dale Owen

It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men.

It is within your power at this very moment not only to consumate an act of enlightened statesmanship, but, as the instrument of the Almighty, to restore to freedom a race of men.

- Robert Dale Owen

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time.

- Robert Dale Owen

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