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William Lloyd Garrison quotes

American Journalist December 12, 1805 – May 24, 1879

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To say that everything in the bible is to be believed , simply because it is found in that volume, is equally absurd and pernicious... To discard a portion of scripture is not necessarily to reject the truth, but may be the highest evidence that one can give of his love of truth. William Lloyd Garrison
I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a moderate alarm; tell him to moderately rescue his wife from the hands of the ravisher; tell the mother to gradually extricate her babe from the fire into which it has fallen;? but urge me not to use... William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon..."
The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers. William Lloyd Garrison
Be faithful, be vigilant, be untiring in your efforts to break every yoke, and let the oppressed go free. Come what may - cost what it may - inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and political motto - "NO COMPROMISE WITH SLAVERY! NO UNION WITH SLAVEHOLDERS William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "The compact which exists between the North and the South is a..."
The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "I am in earnest. I will not equivocate. I will not excuse. I..."
I am in earnest. I will not equivocate. I will not excuse. I will not retreat a single inch. And I will be heard. William Lloyd Garrison
With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarter, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost. William Lloyd Garrison
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. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "We may be personally defeated, but our principles never!"
We may be personally defeated, but our principles never! William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap..."
The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal and hasten the resurrection of the dead. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties..."
Enslave the liberty of but one human being and the liberties of the world are put in peril. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights..."
Wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "Our country is the world - our countrymen are all mankind."
Our country is the world - our countrymen are all mankind. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind."
My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind. William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison quote: "Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular..."
Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion? William Lloyd Garrison

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