| 1831 - 222 pages
...fire into which it has fallen ; — but urge me not to use moderation in a cause like the present. I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will...— I will not retreat a single inch — AND i WILL ЕЕ HEARD. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal, and to... | |
| 1837 - 340 pages
...parties." " I shall strenuously contend for the immediate enfranchisement of our slave population." " I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will...not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal, and to hasten the resurrection... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1839 - 94 pages
...aware," he says, " that many object to the severity of my language, but is there not cause for severity ! I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising...not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal, and to hasten the resurrection... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1839 - 52 pages
...says, " that many object to the severity of my language, but is there not cause for severity ? I mil be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice....will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND 1 WILL BE HEAR». The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue THE MARTYR AOfE OF... | |
| 1839 - 446 pages
...aware that many object to the severity of my language, but is there not cause for severity ? I will he as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice....will not excuse — I will not retreat a single inch — AND 1 WILL BE HEARD. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal,... | |
| Harriet Martineau - 1840 - 76 pages
...aware," he says, " that many object to the severity of my language, but is there not cause for severity ? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising...not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD. The apathy of the people is enough to make every statue leap from its pedestal, and to hasten the resurrection... | |
| 1844 - 888 pages
...am aware that many object to the severity of my language ; but is there not cause for severity ?• I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising...not retreat a single inch — AND I WILL BE HEARD. It is pretended that I am retarding the cause of emancipation by the coarseness of my invective, and... | |
| 1848 - 544 pages
...Christian Examiner, at Boston, issued the first number of the "Liberator," making the declaration — "I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not...will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard." He borrowed the type and press of the office he worked in. He could not get trusted for fifty dollars'... | |
| 1848 - 544 pages
...Christian Examiner, at Boston, issued the first number of the " Liberator," making the declaration — "I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I mil be heard." He borrowed the type and press of the office he worked in. He could not get trusted... | |
| Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - 1851 - 374 pages
...profound and far-reaching was the sagacity of DANIEL WEBSTER ! Remember who it was that said, in 1831, " I am in earnest — I will not equivocate — I will...I will not retreat a single inch — and I will be lieard ! " (Repeated cheers.) That speaker has lived twentytwo years, and the complaint of twenty-three... | |
| |