Whether permitted to live to witness the abolition of slavery or not, I felt assured that, as I demanded nothing that was not clearly in accordance with justice and humanity, some time or other, if remembered at all, I should… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
“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. No! no! Tell a man whose house is on fire to give a… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share
“Fortunate, most fortunate occurrence!—fortunate for the millions of his manacled brethren, yet panting for deliverance from their awful thraldom!—fortunate for the cause of negro emancipation, and of universal liberty!—fortunate for the land of his birth, which he has already done so much to save and bless!—fortunate for a large circle of friends and acquaintances, whose sympathy and affection he has… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share
I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
In proportion as we perceive and embrace the truth do we become just, heroic, magnanimous, divine. — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
Slavery will not be overthrown without excitement, a most tremendous excitement. — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers. — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
To say that everything in the bible is to be believed , simply because it is found in that volume, is equally absurd and… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
Every Fourth of July, our Declaration of Independence is produced, with a sublime indignation, to set forth the tyranny of the mother country and… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
I do not believe that God has created us under this dire necessity to toil, like beasts, to sustain life. I believe it is… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
You can not possibly have a broader basis for government than that which includes all the people, with all their rights in their hands,… — William Lloyd Garrison Copy Share Image
