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Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It… — Wendell Phillips

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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.

Wendell Phillips
1852
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Seeds of revolutionRevolution
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1852
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Wendell Phillips
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Phillips, Wendell. Speech in Boston. Massachusetts Antislavery Society meeting. 28 Jan. 1852, The Melodeon, Boston, MA, USA.

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