"As this is the first time I have……" — Gerrit Smith
"As this is the first time I have had the floor, it may be well for me now to confess, that I am in the habit of freely imputing errors to my fellow-men."
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32 Quotes by Gerrit Smith
Gerrit Smith has 32 quotes on this site.
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Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers.
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But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts.
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But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your…
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It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political…
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I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in the patriarchal families.
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Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of man, asserted, carried out, and…
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There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous.
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There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I…
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We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will,…
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True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.
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When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself…
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I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.
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That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a…
— Joseph Addison
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It is easier to confess a defect than to claim a quality.
— Max Beerbohm
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Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed…
— Josh Billings
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I listen to music every day for study reasons, and I confess that I have very little knowledge of what…
— Andrea Bocelli
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The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens…
— William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the…
— Tony Campolo
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A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.
— Albert Camus
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In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I…
— Winston Churchill
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I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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All men thirst to confess their crimes more than tired beasts thirst for water; but they naturally object to confessing…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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In all general questions which become the subjects of discussion, there are always some truths mixed with falsehoods. I confess,…
— Alexander Hamilton
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I am an historian, I am not a believer, but I must confess as a historian that this penniless preacher…
— H.G. Wells
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