Maria Weston Chapman

"In a republican land the power behind the throne is the power. Save yourself the trouble of calling caucuses, printing party journals, distributing ballots, and the like. Let men who are fit for nothi…"

"Grudge no expense — yield to no opposition — forget fatigue — till, by the strength of prayer and sacrifice, the spirit of love have overcome."

"Let us rise in the moral power of womanhood; and give utterance to the voice of outraged mercy, and insulted justice, and eternal truth, and mighty love and holy freedom."

"If this is the last bulwark of freedom, we may as well die here as anywhere."

"Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them a higher one."

"The Liberator Files. Items concerning Maria Weston Chapman from Horace Seldon's collection and summary of research of William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator original copies at the Boston Public Librar…"