“Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.”
Source: Woman's Rights Tracts
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Famous Wendell Phillips Quotes
Source: Wendell Phillips on Civil Rights and Freedom
“What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action.”
Source: Speeches, Lectures, and Letters
“The heart is the best logician.”
Source: Speeches, Lectures, and Letters
“Insurrection of thought always precedes the insurrection of arms.”
“The Puritan's idea of hell is a place where everybody has to mind his own business.”
“Every man meets his Waterloo at last.”
Source: Speeches, Lectures, and Letters
Source: Selections from the works of Wendell Phillips
“The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet.”
Source: Fraternity Lecture of Wendell Phillips, Esq: Boston, Oct. 4, 1859. Also, Letter of Mr. Phillips to Judge Shaw and Prest. Walker
“If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.”