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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Christianity is a battle not a dream.

Christianity is a battle not a dream.

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

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

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no...

Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no...

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 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

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

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

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...

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,...

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...

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.

Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and...

Every step of progress the world has made has been from scaffold to scaffold, and...

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.

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,...

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

Exigencies create the necessary ability to meet and conquer them.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The keener the want the lustier the growth.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

The heart is the best reflective thinker.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

Boredom, after all, is a form of criticism.

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.

Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.

Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.