You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all the people, with all their rights in their hands, and with an equal power to maintain their rights.

Quote by William Lloyd Garrison

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

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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...

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants...

With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!

We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!