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Wendell Phillips. 1811-1884

Revolutions are not made; they come.

Speech, Jan. 28, 1852.

What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action.

Speech, Dec. 21, 1855.

One on God's side is a majority.

Speech, Nov. 1, 1859.

Every man meets his Waterloo at last.

Speech, Nov. 1, 1859.

Revolutions never go backward.

Speech, Feb. 12, 1861.