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Gerrit Smith

Gerrit Smith

American Politician

Born: Mar 6, 1797

Died: Dec 28, 1874

God Man Poor Rights Slavery Will

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God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men. Gerrit Smith

God Power Master Assuming Relation Approve Guilty System Absolute Absolute Power Towards His Cannot Place Which Servitude

We must continue to judge of slavery by what it is, and not by what you tell us it will, or may be. Gerrit Smith

You Judge Will Tell Must Continue May Us Slavery

When a good man lends himself to the advocacy of slavery, he must, at least for a time, feel himself to be any where but at home, amongst his new thoughts, doctrines, and modes of reasoning. Gerrit Smith

I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government. Gerrit Smith

Government People Believe Use

Let us tell our legislators in advance, that this is a right, restraints on which, we will not, cannot bear; and that every attempt to restrain it is a palpable wrong on God and man. Gerrit Smith

God Man Will Every Our Tell Restrain Bear Attempt Advance Wrong Legislators Cannot Which Us Let Us Right Palpable

But as well may you, when urging a man up-hill with a heavy load upon his back, and with your lash also upon his back, tell him, that be has nothing to do either with the load or the lash. Gerrit Smith

You Man Nothing Back Tell Also Well Him His May Heavy Either Urging Your Lash Load

But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts. Gerrit Smith

Love Great Honesty Facts Make Account Therefore

I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to God's system. Gerrit Smith

God Word System More Because Up Republican Prefer Nearly

It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and influence of proslavery, especially of slaveholding, ministers should be destroyed. Gerrit Smith

Success Cause Destroyed Ministers Vital Authority Influence Should

It is not to be disguised, that a war has broken out between the North and the South. - Political and commercial men are industriously striving to restore peace: but the peace, which they would effect, is superficial, false, and temporary. Gerrit Smith

War Broken Peace Political Men Striving Out Would Restore Superficial Temporary Between False South Effect Commercial North Disguised Which

It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern; and that the North has, therefore, nothing to do with it. Gerrit Smith

Suits Sometimes Nothing State Claim Concern North Therefore Slavery

Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it. Gerrit Smith

Our Concern However Any Theory Slavery

There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous. Gerrit Smith

Old Young Our Ranks Well Room Decrepit Vigorous

To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense. Gerrit Smith

Rights Say Nonsense Turkey Violated

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