| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 171. Liberty for All |
| | | By William Lloyd Garrison |
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| THEY tell me, Liberty! that in thy name | |
| I may not plead for all the human race; | |
| That some are born to bondage and disgrace, | |
| Some to a heritage of woe and shame, | |
| And some to power supreme, and glorious fame: | 5 |
| With my whole soul I spurn the doctrine base, | |
| And, as an equal brotherhood, embrace | |
| All people, and for all fair freedom claim! | |
| Know this, O man! whate’er thy earthly fate— | |
| God never made a tyrant nor a slave: | 10 |
| Woe, then, to those who dare to desecrate | |
| His glorious image!—for to all He gave | |
| Eternal rights, which none may violate; | |
| And, by a mighty hand, the oppressed He yet shall save! | |
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