The good Lord had had a chance for a long time before the abolition. I believe that there is a moral government; and that God reigns. I am no pessimist; I give thanks to the good Lord, and also to the good men through whom He has worked. Prominent among them was Garrison, and scarcely less so was Phillips...

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Wendell Phillips was a 19th-century American abolitionist and advocate. Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, labor reformer, temperance activist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney. Read more on Wikipedia →

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