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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Seeds of revolution Revolution

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Wendell Phillips

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1852 1850s 19th century

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Abolitionist Activist

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United States

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

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