How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.
Wendell PhillipsThe community which does not protect its humblest and most hated member in the free utterance of his opinions, no matter how false or hateful, is only a gang of slaves. If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.
Wendell PhillipsThe hand entrusted with power becomes, either from human depravity or esprit de corps, the necessary enemy of the people
Wendell PhillipsRevolution 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!
Wendell Phillips