Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
Wendell PhillipsRead
Organize, and stand together. Claim something together, and at once; let the nation hear a united demand from the laboring voice, and then, when you have got that, go on after another; but get something.
Interpretation
Unity and organization are crucial for achieving collective goals.
Wendell Phillips emphasizes the importance of solidarity among individuals, particularly in the labor movement. He urges people to organize themselves and present a united front when making demands, suggesting that through collective action, they can achieve significant outcomes and continue pressing for additional improvements.
In practice
During a labor rally to inspire solidarity among workers.
Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
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Write on my gravestone: 'Infidel, Traitor.', infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.
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I'm not doing the run to become rich or famous.
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There's no such thing as a natural-born pilot.
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