Elijah Parish Lovejoy Quotes

1 Sourced Quote

But gentlemen, as long as I am an American Citizen, and as long as American blood runs in these veins, I shall hold myself at liberty to speak, to write, and to publish whatever I please on any subject.

Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Elijah Parish Lovejoy

Creative Commons

Born: November 9, 1802

Died: November 7, 1837 (aged 34)

Bio: Elijah Parish Lovejoy was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist, newspaper editor and abolitionist. He was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during their attack on Godfrey and Gillman's warehouse to destroy his press and abolitionist materials.

Elijah Parish Lovejoy on Wikipedia

Suggest an edit or a new quote

American Abolitionist Quotes

Abolitionist Quotes

19th-century Abolitionist Quotes