To hear some men talk of the government, you would suppose that Congress was the law of gravitation, and kept the planets in their places.

Quote by Wendell Phillips

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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 keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

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...

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.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.

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

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

Responsibility educates.

Responsibility educates.

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...

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

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...

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

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.

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...

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 heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

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.