The insurrection of Capt. Brown excites much attention in
America, as well it may. But it is the beginning of the birth-pains of liberty.
There is a logic in the history of freedom.
“Its purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.”
SOURCE: John Weiss, Life and correspondence of
Theodore Parker, Volume 2, p. 387
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