,W5DELL ,PHILLIPS ,BE=E ,CONCORD ,LYCEUM 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,H5RY ,DAVID ,?OREAU 

,TEXT 3 

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,WE HAVE N[1 = ! ?IRD W9T]1 HAD \R SPIRITS REFRE%$1 & \R FAI? 9 ! DE/9Y ( ! COMMONWEAL? /R5G!N$1 BY ! PRES5CE & ! ELOQU5CE ( ,W5DELL ,PHILLIPS2 & WE WI% TO T5D] TO HIM \R ?ANKS & \R SYMPA?Y4 ,! ADMISSION ( ?IS G5TLEMAN 9TO ! ,LYCEUM HAS BE5 /R5U\SLY OPPOS$ BY A RESPECTABLE PORTION ( \R FELL[ CITIZ5S1 :O !MSELVES1 WE TRU/1 :OSE DESC5DANTS1 AT LEA/1 WE KN[1 WILL BE AS FAI?FUL CONS]V]S ( ! TRUE ORD]1 :5EV] ?AT %ALL BE ! ORD] ( ! DAY -- & 9 EA* 9/ANCE1 ! PEOPLE HAVE VOT$ ?AT !Y W\LD HE> HIM1 BY COM+ !MSELVES & BR++ !IR FRI5DS TO ! LECTURE ROOM1 & BE+ V]Y SIL5T ?AT !Y MI<T HE>4 ,WE SAW SOME M5 & WOM51 :O HAD LONG AGO COME \T1 GO+ 9 ONCE MORE ?R\< ! FREE & HOSPITABLE PORTALS ( ! ,LYCEUM2 & MANY ( \R NEI<BORS CONFESS$1 ?AT !Y HAD HAD A 0S\ND SEASON0 ?IS ONCE4 

,IT WAS ! SPEAK]'S AIM TO %[ :AT ! ,/ATE1 & ABOVE ALL ! ,*UR*1 HAD TO DO1 & N[1 ALAS6 HAVE DONE1 ) ,TEXAS & SLAV]Y1 & H[ MU*1 ON ! O!R H&1 ! 9DIVIDUAL %\LD HAVE TO DO ) *UR* & /ATE4 ,!SE W]E FAIR !MES1 & NOT MI/IM$2 & HIS WORDS W]E ADDRESS$ TO 0FIT AUDI5CE1 & NOT FEW40 

,WE MU/ GIVE ,MR4 ,PHILLIPS ! CR$IT ( BE+ A CLEAN1 ]ECT1 & :AT WAS ONCE CALL$ A CONSI/5T MAN4 ,HE AT LEA/ IS NOT RESPONSIBLE = SLAV]Y1 NOR = ,AM]ICAN ,9DEP5D5CE2 = ! HYPOCRISY & SUP]/ITION ( ! ,*UR*1 NOR ! TIMIDITY & SELFI%NESS ( ! ,/ATE2 NOR = ! 9DIFF]5CE & WILL+ IGNORANCE ( ANY4 ,HE /&S SO DI/9CTLY1 SO FIRMLY1 & SO EFFECTIVELY1 ALONE1 & ONE HONE/ MAN IS SO MU* MORE ?AN A HO/1 ?AT WE CANNOT BUT FEEL ?AT HE DOES HIMSELF 9JU/ICE :5 HE REM9DS US ( 0! ,AM]ICAN ,SOCIETY1 :I* HE REPRES5TS40 ,IT IS R>E ?AT WE HAVE ! PLEASURE ( LI/5+ TO SO CLE> & OR?ODOX A SPEAK]1 :O OBVI\SLY HAS SO FEW CRACKS OR FLAWS 9 HIS MORAL NATURE -- :O1 HAV+ WORDS AT HIS COMM& 9 A REM>KABLE DEGREE1 HAS MU* MORE ?AN WORDS1 IF !SE %\LD FAIL1 9 HIS UNQUE/IONABLE E>NE/NESS & 9TEGRITY -- &1 ASIDE FROM !IR ADMIRATION AT HIS RHETORIC1 SECURES ! G5U9E RESPECT ( HIS AUDI5CE4 ,HE UNCONSCI\SLY TELLS HIS BIOGRAPHY AS HE PROCE$S1 & WE SEE HIM E>LY & E>NE/LY DELIB]AT+ ON !SE SUBJECTS1 & WISELY & BRAVELY1 )\T C\NSEL OR CONS5T ( ANY1 OCCUPY+ A GR\ND AT FIR/1 FROM :I* ! V>Y+ TIDES ( PUBLIC OP9ION CANNOT DRIVE HIM4 

,NO ONE C\LD MI/AKE ! G5U9E MODE/Y & TRU? ) :I* HE AFFIRM$1 :5 SPEAK+ ( ! FRAM]S ( ! ,CON/ITUTION -- 0,I AM WIS] ?AN !Y10 :I* ) HIM HAS IMPROV$ !SE SIXTY YE>S' EXP]I5CE ( ITS WORK+2 OR ! UNCOMPROMIS+ CONSI/5CY & FRANKNESS ( ! PRAY] :I* CONCLUD$1 NOT LIKE ! ,?ANKSGIV+ PROCLAMATIONS1 ) -- 0,GOD SAVE ! ,COMMONWEAL? ( ,MASSA*USETTS10 BUT ,GOD DA% IT 9TO A ?\S& PIECES1 TILL !RE %ALL NOT REMA9 A FRAGM5T ON :I* A MAN CAN /&1 & D>E NOT TELL HIS NAME -- REF]R+ TO ! CASE ( ,FR$]ICK ----4 ,TO \R DISGRACE WE KN[ NOT :AT TO CALL HIM1 UNLESS ,SCOTL& WILL L5D US ! SPOILS ( ONE ( H] ,D\GLASSES1 \T ( HI/ORY OR FICTION1 = A SEASON1 TILL WE BE HOSPITABLE & BRAVE 5\< TO HE> HIS PROP] NAME -- A FUGITIVE SLAVE 9 ONE MORE S5SE ?AN WE2 :O HAS PROV$ HIMSELF ! POSSESSOR ( A FAIR 9TELLECT1 & HAS WON A COLORLESS REPUTATION 9 !SE P>TS2 & :O1 WE TRU/1 WILL BE AS SUP]IOR TO DEGRADATION FROM ! SYMPA?IES ( ,FRE$OM1 AS FROM ! ANTIPA?IES ( SLAV]Y4 ,:51 SAID ,MR4 ,PHILLIPS1 HE COMMUNICAT$ TO A ,NEW ,B$=D AUDI5CE1 ! O!R DAY1 HIS PURPOSE ( WRIT+ HIS LIFE1 & TELL+ HIS NAME1 & ! NAME ( HIS MA/]1 & ! PLACE HE RAN FROM1 ! MURMUR RAN R\ND ! ROOM1 & WAS ANXI\SLY :ISP]$ BY ! SONS ( ! ,PILGRIMS1 0,HE HAD BETT] NOT60 & IT WAS E*O$ UND] ! %AD[ ( ,CONCORD MONUM5T1 0,HE HAD BETT] NOT60 

,WE W\LD FA9 EXPRESS \R APPRECIATION ( ! FRE$OM & /EADY WISDOM1 SO R>E 9 ! RE=M]1 ) :I* HE DECL>$ ?AT HE WAS NOT BORN TO ABOLI% SLAV]Y1 BUT TO DO RI<T4 ,WE HAVE HE>D A FEW1 A V]Y FEW1 GOOD POLITICAL SPEAK]S1 :O AF=D$ US ! PLEASURE ( GREAT 9TELLECTUAL P[] & ACUT5ESS1 ( SOLDI]-LIKE /EAD9ESS1 & ( A GRACEFUL & NATURAL ORATORY2 BUT 9 ?IS MAN ! AUDI5CE MI<T DETECT A SORT ( MORAL PR9CIPLE & 9TEGRITY1 :I* WAS MORE /ABLE ?AN !IR FIRMNESS1 MORE DISCRIM9AT+ ?AN HIS [N 9TELLECT1 & MORE GRACEFUL ?AN HIS RHETORIC1 :I* WAS NOT WORK+ = TEMPOR>Y OR TRIVIAL 5DS4 ,IT IS SO R>E & 5C\RAG+ TO LI/5 TO AN ORATOR1 :O IS CONT5T ) ANO!R ALLIANCE ?AN ) ! POPUL> P>TY1 OR EV5 ) ! SYMPA?IZ+ S*OOL ( ! M>TYRS1 :O CAN AF=D SOMETIMES TO BE HIS [N AUDITOR IF ! MOB /AY AWAY1 & HE>S HIMSELF )\T REPRO(1 ?AT WE FEEL \RSELVES 9 DANG] ( SL&]+ ALL MANK9D BY AFFIRM+1 ?AT H]E IS ONE1 :O IS AT ! SAME TIME AN ELOQU5T SPEAK] & A RI<TE\S MAN4 

,P]HAPS1 ON ! :OLE1 ! MO/ 9T]E/+ FACT ELICIT$ BY !SE ADDRESSES1 IS ! READ9ESS ( ! PEOPLE AT L>GE1 ( :ATEV] SECT OR P>TY1 TO 5T]TA91 ) GOOD WILL & HOSPITALITY1 ! MO/ REVOLUTION>Y & H]ETICAL OP9IONS1 :5 FRANKLY & ADEQUATELY1 & 9 SOME SORT *E]FULLY1 EXPRESS$4 ,SU* CLE> & C&ID DECL>ATION ( OP9ION S]V$ LIKE AN ELECTU>Y TO :ET & CL>IFY ! 9TELLECT ( ALL P>TIES1 & FURNI%$ EA* ONE ) AN ADDITIONAL >GUM5T = ?AT RI<T HE ASS]T$4 

,WE CONSID] ,MR4 ,PHILLIPS ONE ( ! MO/ CONSPICU\S & EFFICI5T *AMPIONS ( A TRUE ,*UR* & ,/ATE N[ 9 ! FIELD1 & W\LD SAY TO HIM1 & SU* AS >E LIKE HIM1 0,GOD SPE$ Y\40 ,IF Y\ KN[ ( ANY *AMPION 9 ! RANKS ( HIS OPPON5TS1 :O HAS ! VALOR & C\RTESY EV5 ( ,PAYNIM *IVALRY1 IF NOT ! ,*RI/IAN GRACES & REF9EM5T ( ?IS KNI<T1 Y\ WILL DO US A S]VICE BY DIRECT+ HIM TO !SE FIELDS =?)1 :]E ! LI/S >E N[ OP51 & HE %ALL BE HOSPITABLY 5T]TA9$4 ,= AS YET ! R$-CROSS KNI<T HAS %[N US ONLY ! GALLANT DEVICE UPON HIS %IELD1 & HIS ADMIRABLE COMM& ( HIS /E$1 PRANC+ & CURVET+ 9 ! EMPTY LI/S2 BUT WE WAIT TO SEE :O1 9 ! ACTUAL BREAK+ ( LANCES1 WILL COME TUMBL+ UPON ! PLA94 

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