149 Quotes by Wendell Phillips

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling of late forgets himself into immortality

On a single winged word hath hung the destiny of nations.

Aristocracy is always cruel.

Organize, and stand together. Claim something together, and at once; let the nation hear a united demand from the laboring voice, and then, when you have got that, go on after another; but get something.

Will the slave fight? If any man asks you, tell him No. But if anyone asks you will a Negro fight, tell him Yes!

The heart is the best logician.

The work resembles a breech delivery-one which is expressed in rhythmic lurches, stabs of phrase and vocal ornamentation designed to express agitation rather than decorative grace.

The reformer is careless of numbers, disregards popularity, and deals only with ideas, conscience, and common sense. He feels, with Copernicus, that as God waited long for an interpreter, so he can wait for his followers.

The best use of good laws is to teach men to trample bad laws under their feet.