"I do not object to the construction of……" — Gerrit Smith
"I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals."
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Gerrit Smith
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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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More Canals Quotes
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one of 103 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Amsterdam has more than 150 canals and 1,250 bridges, but it never seems crowded, nor bent and bitter from fleecing…
— Julie Burchill
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The last time I had this much fun was a root-canal operation.
— Unknown Author
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I believe that painting should come through the avenues of meditation rather than the canals of action.
— Mark Tobey
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The Sappers really need no tribute from me; their reward lies in the glory of their achievement. The more science…
— Bernard Law Montgomery
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What vast additions to the conveniences and comforts of living might mankind have acquired, if the money spent in wars…
— Benjamin Franklin
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Homework, root canals, and deadlines are the important things in life, and only when we have these major dramas taken…
— Cynthia Heimel
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People generally have more feeling for canals and roads than education. However, I hope we can advance them with equal…
— Thomas Jefferson
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I listen to money singing, it's like looking down from long French windows at a provincial town. The slums, the…
— Philip Larkin
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While reasons are provided by the facts,...rationality...depends instead on our beliefs. [...] [I]f I believe falsely that my hotel is…
— Derek Parfit
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Gus: "It tastes like..." Me: "Food." Gus: "Yes, precisely. It tastes like food, excellently prepared. But it does not taste,…
— John Green
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Nothing is important, so people, realising that, should get on with their lives, go mad, take their clothes off, jump…
— Steven Morrissey
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My impression about the Panama Canal is that the great revolution it is going to introduce in the trade of…
— William Howard Taft
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