Quote#Freedom
Look back over the history of the ages, and whence has come the…
Quote byMary Church Terrell · 1863–1954
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Commencement address (June 25, 1884).
English (original)
Look back over the history of the ages, and whence has come the inspiration of those who have lifted themselves from the level of the brute to the dignity of manhood? Has it not come from the oppressor’s chains? Tyranny’s mission is to teach. It has Proclaimed in clarion tones, which have echoed and re-echoed through all the battles, “Man must be free.”
— Mary Church Terrell
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