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

~Gerrit Smith

Topics: Believe Government People Use I Believe I Believe That

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I do not object to the construction of rail roads and canals.

~Gerrit Smith

Topics: Construction Object Rail Roads

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

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Topics: Because God More Nearly Prefer Republican System Up Word

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I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 o'clock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill.

~Gerrit Smith

Topics: Bill Defeating Gone Mean Morning Nebraska Readers Sake Session Trust Will Words Would Your

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I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.

~Gerrit Smith

Topics: Organization Society Welcomed

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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

Topics: Authority Cause Destroyed Influence Ministers Should Success Vital

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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

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

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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

Topics: Claim Concern North Nothing Slavery Sometimes State Suits Therefore

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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

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

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My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of God.

~Gerrit Smith

Topics: Favor Front God Grace Infinitely Rights Source Spring

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Politician

Born: March 6th, 1797

Died: December 28th, 1874

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