Let me make the newspapers, and I care not what is preached in the pulpit or what is enacted in Congress

Quote by Wendell Phillips

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Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

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...

The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American...

The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American...

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

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

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

One on God's side is a majority.

One on God's side is a majority.

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,...

Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.

Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

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

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

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to...

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; power is ever stealing from the many to...

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...

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better

What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

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,...

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.