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Abolitionist Inspirational Quotes (2146)

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There is no such thing as a sphere for sex. Every man has a different sphere, in which he may or may not shine, and it is the same with every woman, and the same woman may have a different sphere at different times.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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When a man comes to me and tries to convince me that he is not a thief, then I take care of my coppers.
Ernestine Rose
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Vainly you talk about voting it down. When you have cast your millions of ballots, you have not reached the evil. It has fastened its root deep into the heart of the nation, and nothing but God's truth and love can cleanse the land. We must change the moral sentiment.
Frederick Douglass
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When we think of eternity, and of the future consequences of all human conduct, what is there in this life that should make any man contradict the dictates of his conscience, the principles of justice, the laws of religion, and of God?
William Wilberforce
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Undoubtedly, in the most brilliant successes, the first rank is always sacrificed.
Henry David Thoreau
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The universe expects every man to do his duty in his parallel of latitude.
Henry David Thoreau
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We hate the kindness which we understand.
Henry David Thoreau
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This is called 'the land of the free and the home of the brave' it is called the 'asylum of the oppressed,' and some have been foolish enough to call it the 'Cradle of Liberty.' If it is the 'Cradle of Liberty,' they have rocked the child to death.
William Wells Brown
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They take great pride in making their dinner cost much I take my pride in making my dinner cost so little.
Henry David Thoreau
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The words which express our faith and piety are not definite yet they are significant and fragrant like frankincense to superior natures.
Henry David Thoreau
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We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. What we do best or most perfectly is what we have most thoroughly learned by the longest practice, and at length it falls from us without our notice, as a leaf from a tree.
Henry David Thoreau
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Men go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea they must face up.
Henry David Thoreau
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The most stupendous scenery ceases to be sublime when it becomes distinct, or in other words limited, and the imagination is no longer encouraged to exaggerate it. The actual height and breadth of a mountain or a waterfall are always ridiculously small they are the imagined only that content us.
Henry David Thoreau
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When you knock, ask to see God — none of the servants.
Henry David Thoreau
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It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.
Henry David Thoreau
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In order to die, you must first have lived.
Henry David Thoreau
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The wretch who digs the mine for bread, or ploughs, that others may be fed, feels less fatigued than that decreed to him who cannot think or read.
Hannah More
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To develop our real selves, we need time alone for thought and meditation. To be always giving out and never pumping in, the well runs dry.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Truth burns up error.
Sojourner Truth
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The fact which interests us most is the life of the naturalist. The purest science is still biographical. Nothing will dignify and elevate science while it is sundered so wholly from the moral life of its devotee.
Henry David Thoreau
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I do not know but it is too much to read one newspaper a week. I have tried it recently, and for so long it seems to me that I have not dwelt in my native region. The sun, the clouds, the snow, the trees say not so much to me. You cannot serve two masters.
Henry David Thoreau
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The only sin in the world is ignorance.
Henry David Thoreau
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Economy is a subject which admits of being treated with levity, but it cannot so be disposed of.
Henry David Thoreau
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Let go of the past and go for the future.
Henry David Thoreau
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