Wendell Phillips on Civil Rights and FreedomUniversity Press of America, 1982 - 221 pages |
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Page 32
... tion , he may be as " harsh " as he pleases ; but if he speaks for the down- trodden and oppressed , he must be content to put a curb upon the tongue of holiest passion , and speak only as harshly as is compatible with the amelioration ...
... tion , he may be as " harsh " as he pleases ; but if he speaks for the down- trodden and oppressed , he must be content to put a curb upon the tongue of holiest passion , and speak only as harshly as is compatible with the amelioration ...
Page 71
... tion of this generation . To startle the South to madness , so that every step she takes , in her blindness , is one step more toward ruin , is much . This we have done . Witness Texas and the Fugitive Slave Law . To have elaborated for ...
... tion of this generation . To startle the South to madness , so that every step she takes , in her blindness , is one step more toward ruin , is much . This we have done . Witness Texas and the Fugitive Slave Law . To have elaborated for ...
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... tion , the spot where this marvelous enterprise began , the roof under which its first councils were held , where the air still trem- bles and burns with Otis and Sam Adams ? Except the Holy City , is there any more memorable or sacred ...
... tion , the spot where this marvelous enterprise began , the roof under which its first councils were held , where the air still trem- bles and burns with Otis and Sam Adams ? Except the Holy City , is there any more memorable or sacred ...
Contents
In Defense of Lovejoy | 1 |
The Boston Mob | 10 |
The Right of Petition | 23 |
Copyright | |
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