Politics is but the common pulse-beat, of which revolution is the fever-spasm.

Quote by Wendell Phillips

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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

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but...

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but...

Christianity is a battle not a dream.

Christianity is a battle not a dream.

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

To be as good as our fathers we must be better, imitation is not discipleship.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine...

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine...

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...

Let me make the newspapers, and I care not what is preached in the pulpit...

Let me make the newspapers, and I care not what is preached in the pulpit...

One on God's side is a majority.

One on God's side is a majority.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine...

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine...

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

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

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

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,...

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

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.

Power is every stealing from the many to the few.

Power is every stealing from the many to the few.

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that...

Pride and power fall when the person falls, but discoveries of truth form legacies that...

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under...

Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under...