Who said “Revolutions are not made, they come.”?

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

SourceSpeech before the Massachusetts Antislavery Society (28 January 1852), published in Speeches, Letters and Lectures by Wendell Phillips (1884), p. 36

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APA

Phillips, W. (n.d.). Revolutions are not made, they come. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30212-revolutions-are-not-made-they-come/

MLA

Phillips, Wendell. “Revolutions are not made, they come.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30212-revolutions-are-not-made-they-come/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Phillips, Wendell. “Revolutions are not made, they come.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30212-revolutions-are-not-made-they-come/.