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It is only liquid currents of thought that move men and the world
Wendell Phillips
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Wendell Phillips
Age: 72 †
Born: 1811
Born: November 29
Died: 1884
Died: February 2
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The Puritan did not stop to think he recognized God in his soul, and acted.
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Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep.
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Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.
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