Wendell Phillips

Wendell Phillips (November 29, 1811 – February 2, 1884) was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer.

Read more about Wendell Phillips:  Education, Abolitionism, Postbellum Activism, Quotations

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    Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at evening.
    —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–1894)

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