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If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.
Wendell Phillips
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Wendell Phillips
Age: 72 †
Born: 1811
Born: November 29
Died: 1884
Died: February 2
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Christianity is a battle, not a dream.
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Will the slave fight? If any man asks you, tell him No. But if anyone asks you will a Negro fight, tell him Yes!
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Though plunged in ills and exercised in care, Yet never let the noble mind despair.
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Right is the eternal sun the world cannot delay its coming.
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How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.
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