If nations perish, it is not because of their devotion to liberty, but for their disregard of its requirements. William Lloyd Garrison More Quotes by William Lloyd Garrison More Quotes From William Lloyd Garrison Little boldness is needed to assail the opinions and practices of notoriously wicked men; but to rebuke great and good men for their conduct, and to impeach their discernment, is the highest effort of moral courage. William Lloyd Garrison practiceintegritymen And now let me give the sentiment which has been, and ever will be, the governing passion of my soul: 'Liberty for each, for all, and forever!' William Lloyd Garrison passionforevergiving Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion? William Lloyd Garrison truthintegritycharacter In proportion as we perceive and embrace the truth do we become just, heroic, magnanimous, divine. William Lloyd Garrison heroicembracetruth It [slavery] has exercised absolute mastery over the American Church. . . . With the Bible in their hands, her priesthood have attempted to prove that slavery came down from God out of heaven. They have become slaveholders and dealers in human flesh. William Lloyd Garrison heavenhandsreligion That which is not just is not law. William Lloyd Garrison law The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. William Lloyd Garrison empathyapathypeople The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers. William Lloyd Garrison doesuccessnumbers Liberty for each, for all, and forever! William Lloyd Garrison libertyforever Gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice. William Lloyd Garrison libertarianlibertypractice To say that everything in the bible is to be believed , simply because it is found in that volume, is equally absurd and pernicious... To discard a portion of scripture is not necessarily to reject the truth, but may be the highest evidence that one can give of his love of truth. William Lloyd Garrison his-lovemaygiving Better to be always in a minority of one with God - branded as madman, incendiary, fanatic, heretic, infidel - frowned upon by "the powers that be," and mobbed by the populace - or consigned ignominiously to the gallows, like him whose "soul is marching on," though his "body lies mouldering in the grave," or burnt to ashes at the stake like Wickliffe, or nailed to the cross like him who "gave himself for the world," - in defence of the RIGHT, than like Herod, having the shouts of a multitude crying, "It is the voice of a god, and not of a man!" William Lloyd Garrison voicemenlying What shall be said, then, of those who insist upon ignoring the question of slavery as not involved in this deadly feud, and maintain that the only issue is, the support of the government and the preservation of the Union? Surely, they are "fools and blind"; for it is slaveholders alone who have conspired to seize the one, and overturn the other. As long as the enslavement of a single human being is sanctioned in the land, the curse of God will rest upon it. William Lloyd Garrison issuesgovernmentland Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his. William Lloyd Garrison tyrantswineworld It is for us to discharge the high duties that devolve on us, and carry our race onward. To be no better, no wiser, no greater than the past is to be little and foolish and bad; it is to misapply noble means, to sacrifice glorious opportunities for the performance of sublime deeds, to become cumberers of the ground. William Lloyd Garrison sacrificemeanpast Has not the experience of two centuries shown that gradualism in theory is perpetuity in practice? Is there an instance, in the history of the world, where slaves have been educated for freedom by their task-masters? William Lloyd Garrison taskspracticetwo The Sabbath, as now recognized and enforced, is one of the main pillars of Priestcraft and Superstition, and the stronghold of a merely ceremonial Religion. William Lloyd Garrison pillarssabbathsuperstitions Our country is the world-our countrymen are all mankind. William Lloyd Garrison patriotismrevengecountry Slavery will not be overthrown without excitement, a most tremendous excitement. William Lloyd Garrison excitementslavery I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? William Lloyd Garrison objectscauseslanguage
