“Write on my gravestone: 'Infidel, Traitor.', infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.””
Quotes by Wendell Phillips
“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.””
“How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.””
“What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind.””
“What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.””
“The manna of popular liberty must be gathered each day or it is rotten.””
Speech
“Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.””
“External vigilance is the price of liberty.””
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips was a prominent American abolitionist, social reformer, and orator known for his passionate advocacy for civil rights and social justice. Born into a wealthy Boston family, he was edu...