With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.

Quote by William Lloyd Garrison

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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...

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

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...

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...

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...

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...

That which is not just is not law.

That which is not just is not law.

I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest,...

I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

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...

Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I'm an uncaring...

Love is bullshit. Emotion is bullshit. I am a rock. A jerk. I'm an uncaring...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from...

Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy...

Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

That only a few, under any circumstances, protest against the injustice of long-established laws and...

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...