Quote by: William Wells Brown

I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on its ruins the temple of liberty. I have brothers in slavery. I have seen chains placed on their limbs and beheld them captive.


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Author Bio


  • NameWilliam Wells Brown
  • DescriptionAfrican-American abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian
  • BornNovember 6, 1814
  • DiedNovember 6, 1884
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Historian; Novelist