What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind, and the statesman is no longer clad in the steel of special education, but ever… - Wendell Phillips

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What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind, and the statesman is no longer clad in the steel of special education, but every reading man is his judge.

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About Wendell Phillips

Wendell Phillips (29 November 1811 – 2 February 1884), born in Boston, Massachusetts, was an American abolitionist, advocate of Native American rights, and orator.

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