Wendell Phillips

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What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

Wendell Phillips

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Topic

Printing press Technological progress Progress

Speaker

Wendell Phillips

Source

Public Opinion on The Abolition Question

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Phillips, Wendell. Speech in Boston. Massachusetts Antislavery Society meeting. 28 Jan. 1852, The Melodeon, Boston, MA, USA.

Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back.

Wendell Phillips

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Topic

Seeds of revolution Revolution

Speaker

Wendell Phillips

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Phillips, Wendell. Speech in Boston. Massachusetts Antislavery Society meeting. 28 Jan. 1852, The Melodeon, Boston, MA, USA.