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Wendell Phillips Quotes

Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment Picture Quote #1

The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth Picture Quote #1

To be as good as our fathers, we must be better. Imitation is not discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate to China to have a set made, every piece in the new set had a crack in it Picture Quote #1

Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator Picture Quote #1

Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors Picture Quote #1

What gunpowder did for war, the printing-press has done for the mind; and the statesman is no longer clad in the steel of special education, but every reading man is his judge Picture Quote #1

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What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table a week after Picture Quote #1

Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back Picture Quote #1

The greatest praise government can win is, that its citizens know their rights, and dare to maintain them. The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet Picture Quote #1

Take the whole range of imaginative literature, and we are all wholesale borrowers. In every matter that relates to invention, to use, or beauty or form, we are borrowers Picture Quote #1

How prudently most men creep into nameless graves while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality Picture Quote #1

The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitutions and machinery, to politicians and statesmen, for the safety of its liberties, never will have any Picture Quote #1

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The reformer is careless of numbers, disregards popularity, and deals only with ideas, conscience, and common sense. He feels, with Copernicus, that as God waited long for an interpreter, so he can wait for his followers Picture Quote #1

Write on my gravestone: infidel, traitor - infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people Picture Quote #1

Government arrogates to itself that it alone forms men. Everybody knows that government never began anything. It is the whole world that thinks and governs Picture Quote #1

God gives manhood but one clew to success, - utter and exact justice; that he guarantees shall be always expediency Picture Quote #1

Government began in tyranny and force, began in the feudalism of the soldier and bigotry of the priest; and the ideas of justice and humanity have been fighting their way, like a thunderstorm, against the organized selfishness of human nature Picture Quote #1

Do not take the yardstick of your ignorance to measure what the ancients knew, and call everything which you do not know lies. Do not call things untrue because they are marvelous, but give them a fair consideration Picture Quote #1

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Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said: men succeed less by their talents than their character. There were scores of men a hundred years ago who had more intellect than Washington. He outlives and overrides them all by the influence of his character Picture Quote #1

Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carts and crutches. Our need of it shows exactly how far we are still children. All governing overmuch kills the self-help and energy of the governed Picture Quote #1

My advice to a young man seeking deathless fame would be to espouse an unpopular cause and devote his life to it Picture Quote #1

Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation; but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half Picture Quote #1

Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep Picture Quote #1

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling of late forgets himself into immortality Picture Quote #1

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Wants awaken intellect. To gratify them disciplines intellect. The keener the want the lustier the growth Picture Quote #1

Experience is a safe light to walk by, and he is not a rash man who expects to succeed in future from the same means which have secured it in times past Picture Quote #1

The penny-papers of New York do more to govern this country than the White House at Washington Picture Quote #1

The press is the exclusive literature of the million; to them it is literature, church, and college Picture Quote #1

To be fossilized is to be stagnant, unprogressive, dead, frozen into a solid. It is only liquid currents of thought that move men and the world Picture Quote #1

Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call bunker hill a defeat; but liberty dates from it though warren lay dead on the field Picture Quote #1

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Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment (Wendell Phillips Quotes) The labor movement means just this: it is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth (Wendell Phillips Quotes) To be as good as our fathers, we must be better. Imitation is not discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate to China to have a set made, every piece in the new set had a crack in it (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors (Wendell Phillips Quotes) What gunpowder did for war, the printing-press has done for the mind; and the statesman is no longer clad in the steel of special education, but every reading man is his judge (Wendell Phillips Quotes) What is fanaticism today is the fashionable creed tomorrow, and trite as the multiplication table a week after (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back (Wendell Phillips Quotes) The greatest praise government can win is, that its citizens know their rights, and dare to maintain them. The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Take the whole range of imaginative literature, and we are all wholesale borrowers. In every matter that relates to invention, to use, or beauty or form, we are borrowers (Wendell Phillips Quotes) How prudently most men creep into nameless graves while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality (Wendell Phillips Quotes) The republic which sinks to sleep, trusting to constitutions and machinery, to politicians and statesmen, for the safety of its liberties, never will have any (Wendell Phillips Quotes) The reformer is careless of numbers, disregards popularity, and deals only with ideas, conscience, and common sense. He feels, with Copernicus, that as God waited long for an interpreter, so he can wait for his followers (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Write on my gravestone: infidel, traitor - infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Government arrogates to itself that it alone forms men. Everybody knows that government never began anything. It is the whole world that thinks and governs (Wendell Phillips Quotes) God gives manhood but one clew to success, - utter and exact justice; that he guarantees shall be always expediency (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Government began in tyranny and force, began in the feudalism of the soldier and bigotry of the priest; and the ideas of justice and humanity have been fighting their way, like a thunderstorm, against the organized selfishness of human nature (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Do not take the yardstick of your ignorance to measure what the ancients knew, and call everything which you do not know lies. Do not call things untrue because they are marvelous, but give them a fair consideration (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Brains and character rule the world. The most distinguished Frenchman of the last century said: men succeed less by their talents than their character. There were scores of men a hundred years ago who had more intellect than Washington. He outlives and overrides them all by the influence of his character (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carts and crutches. Our need of it shows exactly how far we are still children. All governing overmuch kills the self-help and energy of the governed (Wendell Phillips Quotes) My advice to a young man seeking deathless fame would be to espouse an unpopular cause and devote his life to it (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Great political questions stir the deepest nature of one-half the nation; but they pass far above and over the heads of the other half (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep (Wendell Phillips Quotes) How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling of late forgets himself into immortality (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Wants awaken intellect. To gratify them disciplines intellect. The keener the want the lustier the growth (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Experience is a safe light to walk by, and he is not a rash man who expects to succeed in future from the same means which have secured it in times past (Wendell Phillips Quotes) The penny-papers of New York do more to govern this country than the White House at Washington (Wendell Phillips Quotes) The press is the exclusive literature of the million; to them it is literature, church, and college (Wendell Phillips Quotes) To be fossilized is to be stagnant, unprogressive, dead, frozen into a solid. It is only liquid currents of thought that move men and the world (Wendell Phillips Quotes) Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call bunker hill a defeat; but liberty dates from it though warren lay dead on the field (Wendell Phillips Quotes)

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