Wendell Phillips Quotes
Whether in chains or in laurels, liberty knows nothing but victories.
Phillips, Wendell. Speeches, Lectures, and Letters. James Redpath, 1863, p. 266.
This newspaper was an English language organ published by General Allenby’s British and Allied forces in the Middle East. Prior to the war, the Middle East was all part of the Ottoman Empire. However, the Ottoman Turks sided with Germany in WWI and their Middle East dominions were targets for the allied military strategy.
This is commemorated by the Cinco de Mayo Mexican holiday celebration.
This Proclamation was issued upon arrival of the British occupying imperial army in present day Iraq. The English policy makers like the Bush administration almost a century later were expecting a more welcoming reaction. See {585250}.
Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.