"I am a plain man, and I care……" — Gerrit Smith
"I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric."
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32 Quotes by Gerrit Smith
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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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I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we…
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There's love, and certainly children you care about more than yourself. But nevertheless, we're alone in our heads.
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I don't care who you are, you're going to choke in certain matches. You get to a point where your…
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People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.
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I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel…
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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
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On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me…
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The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you…
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An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. She is satisfied with herself. Her cares are over, and…
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