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I think the first duty of society is justice.

— Wendell Phillips

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In God's world there are no majorities, no minorities; one, on God's side, is a majority.

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

Whether in chains or in laurels, Liberty knows nothing but victories.

He who stifles free discussion, secretly doubts whether what he professes to believe is really true.

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.

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