William Lloyd Garrison Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

7 Famous Quotes by William Lloyd Garrison
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“Where there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.”
Rights Quotes
Source: Life (vol. III, p. 390)
“Our country is the world--our countrymen are all mankind.”
Patriotism Quotes
Source: motto of the "Liberator" (1837-39)
“Resolved, That the compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell; involving both parties in atrocious criminality, and should be immediately annulled. - William Lloyd Garrison,”
Slavery Quotes
Source: adopted by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society at Fanueil Hall
“I am in earnest--I will not equivocate--I will not excuse--I will not retreat a single inch and I will be heard.”
Resolution Quotes
Source: Salutatory of the Liberator (vol. I, no. 1, Jan. 1, 1831)
“I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice.”
Resolution Quotes
Source: Salutatory of the Liberator (vol. I, no. 1, Jan. 1, 1831)
“Our country is the world--our countrymen are mankind.”
Country Quotes
“My country is the world; my countrymen are mankind.”
Miscellaneous Quotes