“What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better.”

— Wendell Phillips

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About Wendell Phillips

Activist • American

Wendell Phillips was a leading American abolitionist and a powerful orator who advocated for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people. A Harvard-trained lawyer, Phillips abandoned his legal practice to dedicate...

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