James Russell Lowell Quotes about Freedom
Slow are the steps of freedom, but her feet turn never backward.
James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.93
Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor.
The Biglow Papers, Second Series, "Ef I a song or two could make" l. 97 (1867)
James Russell Lowell (1871). “The poetical works of James Russell Lowell”, p.107