Who said “What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.”?

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Wendell Phillips. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceAnti-Slavery Speech (January 1852), in The Works of Wendell Phillips (1902), pp. 22-23

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: Anti-Slavery Speech (January 1852), in The Works of Wendell Phillips (1902), pp. 22-23.

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Phillips, W. (n.d.). What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2515-what-gunpowder-did-for-war-the-printing-press/

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Phillips, Wendell. “What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2515-what-gunpowder-did-for-war-the-printing-press/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Phillips, Wendell. “What gunpowder did for war the printing press has done for the mind.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2515-what-gunpowder-did-for-war-the-printing-press/.

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