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Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call Bunker Hill a defeat but liberty dates from it though Warren lay dead on the field.
Wendell Phillips
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Wendell Phillips
Age: 72 †
Born: 1811
Born: November 29
Died: 1884
Died: February 2
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