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Wendell Phillips (1921 – December 4, 1975) was an American archaeologist and oil magnate who led some of the first archaeological expeditions in the areas that are part of modern-day Yemen and Oman. Excavating primarily in the 1950s, Phillips unearthed artifacts from the ancient kingdom of Sabaʾ. He was famous in the United States for his dashing style and adventurous stories, leading to his nickname, "America's Lawrence of Arabia". Following his archaeological career, Phillips acquired oil concessions in Oman, Venezuela, South Korea, Indonesia, and other countries, which made him the largest individual holder of oil rights in the world, and gave him a net worth of $120 million. Early life and education Phillips was born in Oakland, California in 1921. His mother, Sunshine, was a gold prospector in California. His family was poor, and Phillips worked various jobs as a youth, including serving as a guide on Treasure Island during the San Francisco World's Fair. He suffered from polio as a young man and recovered in his early 20s. Phillips graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1943 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in paleontology. His studies had been interrupted by World War II, in which Phillips served in the Merchant Marine before returning to college. Also during his college years, Phillips participated in fossil-hunting expeditions to Arizona, Oregon, and Utah, and corresponded with archaeologist William F. Albright, who later accompanied Phillips on his first archaeology expedition.

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“Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back.”
— Speech before the Massachusetts Antislavery Society (28 January 1852), published in Speeches, Letters and Lectures by Wendell Phillips (1884), p. 36
“What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action.”
— Speech at the dinner of the Pilgrim Society (21 December 1855), in Speeches, Letters and Lectures by Wendell Phillips (1884), p. 229
“Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.”
— Speech (November 7, 1860)
“[R]aces love to be judged in two ways—by the great men they produce, and by the average merit of the mass of the race.”
— "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (December 1861)
“To be as good as our fathers we must be better.”
— The Scholar in a Republic" (June 30, 1881)
“Write on my gravestone: "Infidel, Traitor" — infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.”
— Reported in the American Federation of Labor Bulletin, vol. 8, nos. 11-18 (1926), p. 69

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Notable quotes

“Revolutions are not made; they come. A revolution is as natural a growth as an oak. It comes out of the past. Its foundations are laid far back.”
— Speech before the Massachusetts Antislavery Society (28 January 1852), published in Speeches, Letters and Lectures by Wendell Phillips (1884), p. 36
“What the Puritans gave the world was not thought, but action.”
— Speech at the dinner of the Pilgrim Society (21 December 1855), in Speeches, Letters and Lectures by Wendell Phillips (1884), p. 229
“Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.”
— Speech (November 7, 1860)
“[R]aces love to be judged in two ways—by the great men they produce, and by the average merit of the mass of the race.”
— "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (December 1861)
“To be as good as our fathers we must be better.”
— The Scholar in a Republic" (June 30, 1881)
“Write on my gravestone: "Infidel, Traitor" — infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.”
— Reported in the American Federation of Labor Bulletin, vol. 8, nos. 11-18 (1926), p. 69

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

Overview

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).