Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories. Wendell Phillips More Quotes by Wendell Phillips More Quotes From Wendell Phillips Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress. Wendell Phillips progresspoliticalworld God gives manhood but one clew to success,--utter and exact justice; that he guarantees shall be always expediency. Wendell Phillips guaranteesjusticegiving The press is the exclusive literature of the million; to them it is literature, church, and college. Wendell Phillips churchcollegeliterature Republics exist only on tenure of being agitated. Wendell Phillips tenurerepublic 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! Wendell Phillips giving-upstarschildren The heart beats louder and the soul hears quicker in silence and solitude. Wendell Phillips silencesoulheart Though plunged in ills and exercised in care, Wendell Phillips despairnoblemind Wants awaken intellect. To gratify them disciplines intellect. The keener the want the lustier the growth. Wendell Phillips disciplinegrowthwant It is but the littleness of man that seeth no greatness in trifles. Wendell Phillips triflesgreatnessmen Society,--the only field where the sexes have ever met on terms of equality, the arena where character is formed and studied, the cradle and the realm of public opinion, the crucible of ideas, the world's university, at once a school and a theater, the spur and the crown of ambition, the tribunal which unmasks pretension and stamps real merit, the power that gives government leave to be, and outruns the lazy Church in fixing the moral sense of the eye. Wendell Phillips realsexschool Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep. Wendell Phillips takensleepmen The slowest of us cannot but admit that the world moves. Wendell Phillips progressworldmoving What gunpowder did for war, the printing-press has done for the mind; and the statesman is no longer clad in the steel of special education, but every reading man is his judge. Wendell Phillips readingmenwar Do not take the yardstick of your ignorance to measure what the ancients knew, and call everything which you do not know lies. Do not call things untrue because they are marvelous, but give them a fair consideration. Wendell Phillips ignorancegivinglying Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said: Men succeed less by their talents than their character. There were scores of men a hundred years ago who had more intellect than Washington. He outlives and overrides them all by the influence of his character. Wendell Phillips charactermenyears Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and from stake to stake. Wendell Phillips progressstepsworld Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them. Wendell Phillips abilityconquer 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 statesmenpresidencygiven Will the slave fight? If any man asks you, tell him No. But if anyone asks you will a Negro fight, tell him Yes! Wendell Phillips fightingmenhistory Organize, and stand together. Claim something together, and at once; let the nation hear a united demand from the laboring voice, and then, when you have got that, go on after another; but get something. Wendell Phillips voicegoes-ontogether
