John Greenleaf Whittier Quote

"The slave will be free. Democracy in America will yet be a glorious reality; and when the top-stone of that temple of freedom which our fathers left unfinished shall be brought forth with shoutings and cries of grace unto it, when our now drooping Liberty lifts up her head and prospers, happy will he be who can say, with John Milton, "Among those who have something more than wished her welfare, I, too, have my charter and freehold of rejoicing to me and my heirs.""

By:	John Greenleaf Whittier (more quotes by John Greenleaf Whittier or books by/about John Greenleaf Whittier)
	(1807-1892) American Quaker poet, abolitionist
Categories:	America, Democracy, Freedom, Slavery
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