What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.

Wendell Phillips

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Technological progress Progress

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Wendell Phillips

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English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Occupation

Abolitionist Activist

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United States

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Phillips, Wendell. "Public Opinion." Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, 28 Jan. 1852, Massachusetts, USA.

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