Author: Wendell Phillips

Quotes

What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

- Wendell Phillips

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency.

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy, or given up all hope of the Presidency.

- Wendell Phillips

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

- Wendell Phillips

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

- Wendell Phillips

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.

- Wendell Phillips

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.

- Wendell Phillips

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

- Wendell Phillips

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.

- Wendell Phillips

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

- Wendell Phillips

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