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> [In those days, slavery was not looked upon, even in Quaker Philadelphia, with the shudder and abhorrence one feels towards it now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/in-those-days-slavery-was-not-looked-upon-even-in-quaker-philadelphia/)

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## More by John Sergeant Wise

> [America is good enough for us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/america-is-good-enough-for-us/)

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> [The first American ancestor of our name was a younger son of these old Devonshire people, and came to the Virginia colony in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/the-first-american-ancestor-of-our-name-was-a-younger-son-of-these/)

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> [I was a tried seaman when, for the first time, I set foot upon the soil of my country, and took up my residence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/i-was-a-tried-seaman-when-for-the-first-time-i-set-foot-upon-the-soil/)

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> [It is true, there was no public-school system, and the reason for it was very plain. The wealth of the upper classes enabled them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/it-is-true-there-was-no-public-school-system-and-the-reason-for-it/)

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> [Virginians were no more angels or philanthropists than people to the north or to the south of them. They were moved by their affections,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/virginians-were-no-more-angels-or-philanthropists-than-people-to-the/)

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> [In such a condition of affairs, the practical difference between the abolitionist and the sympathizer, to the man who lost his slave and could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/in-such-a-condition-of-affairs-the-practical-difference-between-the/)

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> [The attack of John Brown upon Harper's Ferry came upon Virginia like a clap of thunder out of a clear sky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/the-attack-of-john-brown-upon-harper-s-ferry-came-upon-virginia-like/)

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> [And let me tell you, you boys of America, that there is no higher inspiration to any man to be a good man, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/and-let-me-tell-you-you-boys-of-america-that-there-is-no-higher/)

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> [In all her history, from the formation of the federal government until the hour of secession, no year stands out more prominently than the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/in-all-her-history-from-the-formation-of-the-federal-government-until/)

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> [In the year 1857, passing through Washington on our return from the annual visit to Philadelphia, I had the distinguished honor of visiting a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/in-the-year-1857-passing-through-washington-on-our-return-from-the/)

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> [Even if my mother had no qualms of conscience concerning ownership of negroes, her sense of duty carried her far beyond the mere supplying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/even-if-my-mother-had-no-qualms-of-conscience-concerning-ownership-of/)

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> [John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/john-brown-was-tried-for-treason-murder-and-inciting-slaves-to/)

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> [Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/father-had-notions-about-manhood-suffrage-public-schools-the/)

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> [However the Southern man may have been master of the negro, there were compensatory processes whereby certain negroes were masters of their masters' children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/however-the-southern-man-may-have-been-master-of-the-negro-there-were/)

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> [THE autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sergeant-wise/the-autumn-of-1850-brought-an-event-freighted-with-deep-significance/)

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