Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agit… - Wendell Phillips

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Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated.... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust.

Wendell Phillips

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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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Republics exist only on the tenure of being constantly agitated.... There is no republican road to safety but in constant distrust. - Wendell Phillips

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