Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillipswas an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 November 1811
CountryUnited States of America
Wendell Phillips quotes about
liberty esprit-de-corps stealing
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to the few.
ideas numbers common-sense
The reformer is careless of numbers, disregards popularity, and deals only with ideas, conscience, and common sense. He feels, with Copernicus, that as God waited long for an interpreter, so he can wait for his followers.
conquer ability
Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.
morning men government
We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.
destiny men lasts
Every man meets his Waterloo at last.
stars children giving-up
Revolution is the only thing, the only power, that ever worked out freedom for any people. The powers that have ruled long and learned to love ruling, will never give up that prerogative until they must, till they see the certainty of overthrow and destruction if they do not. To plant-to revolutionize-these are the twin stars that have ruled our pathway. What have we then to dread in the word Revolution-we, the children of rebels!
forgiving boxes ballots
Never forgive at the ballot box!
firsts print train
Freedom to preach was first gained, dragging in its train freedom to print.
republic tenure
Republics exist only on tenure of being agitated.
fighting government ideas
Government began in tyranny and force, began in the feudalism of the soldier and bigotry of the priest; and the ideas of justice and humanity have been fighting their way, like a thunderstorm, against the organized selfishness of human nature.
law void should
Immoral laws are doubtless void, and should not be obeyed.
country new-york white
The penny-papers of New York do more to govern this country than the White House at Washington.
integrity party men
The man who, for party, forsakes righteousness, goes down; and the armed battalions of God march over him.
soldier victory liberty
Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call Bunker Hill a defeat; but liberty dates from it though Warren lay dead on the field.