William Lloyd Garrison quotes - page 2

William Lloyd Garrison was an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. His newspaper, The Liberator, became a powerful voice in the fight to end slavery in the United States. He advocated for immediate emancipation and equal rights for all, leaving a lasting legacy in the movement for social justice. Here are 36 of his quotes:

Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his. (William Lloyd Garrison)
I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation. View quote
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I will say, finally, that I despair of the republic while slavery exists therein. View quote
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I accuse her of legalizing, on an enormous scale, licentiousness, fraud, cruelty and murder. View quote
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I have not come here with reference to any flag but that of freedom. View quote
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Every slave is a stolen man; every slaveholder is a man-stealer. View quote
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I cherish as strong a love for the land of my nativity as any man living. I am proud of her civil, political and religious institutions - of her high advancement in science, literature and the arts - of her general prosperity and grandeur. But I have some solemn accusations to bring against her. View quote
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Is Error, though unwittingly supported by a host of good men, stronger than Truth? Are Right and Wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion? View quote
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We have a natural right, therefore, to seek the abolition of slavery throughout the globe. View quote
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Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion? View quote
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Reader! are you with the man-stealers in sympathy and purpose, or on the side of their down-trodden victims? If with the former, then are you the foe of God and man. If with the latter, what are you prepared to do and dare in their behalf? Be faithful, be vigilant, be untiring in your efforts to break every yoke, and let the oppressed go free. Come what may-cost what it may-inscribe on the banner which you unfurl to the breeze, as your religious and political motto-"No compromise with Slavery! No Union with Slaveholders!" (William Lloyd Garrison)

William Lloyd Garrison

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Occupation: American Journalist
Born: December 10, 1805
Died: May 24, 1879
Quotes count: 36
Wikipedia: William Lloyd Garrison

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