I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.

Quote by William Lloyd Garrison

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Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?

Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants...

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants...

The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.

The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are...

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are...

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are...

Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are...

Our country is the world - our countrymen are all mankind.

Our country is the world - our countrymen are all mankind.

That which is not just is not law.

That which is not just is not law.

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever...

Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever...

You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all...

You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all...

The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death...

The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death...

I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse -...

I am in earnest - I will not equivocate - I will not excuse -...

You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all...

You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all...

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal...

The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal...

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit...

No one cares. Apathy is a disease and some days I long for it.

No one cares. Apathy is a disease and some days I long for it.

We are so placid that the smallest tremor of objection is taken as a full-scale...

We are so placid that the smallest tremor of objection is taken as a full-scale...

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...

The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice...