Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879), an American reformer and abolitionist, was born at Newburyport, Mass. After serving an apprenticeship as compositor, Garrison became editor of the Free Press, and later published The Liberator, which was devoted to the cause of anti-slavery. He was the organizer of the Anti-Slavery Society. After the close of the Civil War the publication of The Liberator was discontinued. Garrison's friends made up a purse of $30,000 to provide for his old age. A statue has been erected in his memory in Boston.

SAYINGS

The right to enjoy liberty is inalienable. Every man has a right to his own body, to the products of his labor, to the protection of law, and to the common advantages of society.

I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising as justice.

Urge me not to use moderation in a case like the present! I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard.

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