Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Quote by Wendell Phillips

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What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action

What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action

Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress

Political convulsions, like geological upheavings usher in new epochs of the world's progress

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

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

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

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

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

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

You can always get the truth from an American statesman after he has turned seventy,...

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the...

Christianity is a battle, not a dream

Christianity is a battle, not a dream

Responsibility educates

Responsibility educates

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this...

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this...

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling...

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling...

Aristocracy is always cruel

Aristocracy is always cruel

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

Write on my gravestone: Infidel, Traitor., infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor...

Write on my gravestone: Infidel, Traitor., infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor...

The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.

The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

INFLUENCE, n. In politics, a visionary _quo_ given in exchange for a substantial _quid_.

INFLUENCE, n. In politics, a visionary _quo_ given in exchange for a substantial _quid_.

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in...

It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in...

Of all the things I have done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of...

Of all the things I have done, the most vital is coordinating the talents of...