Truth and mercy require the exertion - never the suppression, of man's noble rights and powers. Gerrit Smith More Quotes by Gerrit Smith More Quotes From Gerrit Smith 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 slaveryjudgingmay But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts. Gerrit Smith honesty-lovehonestyfacts True liberty acknowledges and defends the equal rights of all men, and all nations. Gerrit Smith libertyrightsmen True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased. Gerrit Smith slaverywarpeace To no human charter am I indebted for my rights. Gerrit Smith charterhumansrights 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 slaverysuitssometimes 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 assumingfellow-manmen Our political and constitutional rights, so called, are but the natural and inherent rights of man, asserted, carried out, and secured by modes of human contrivance. Gerrit Smith politicalrightsmen I believe that government is for the use of the people, and not the people for the use of the government. Gerrit Smith governmentbelievepeople Our concern, however, is with slavery as it is, and not with any theory of it. Gerrit Smith concernslaverytheory I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society. Gerrit Smith anti-slaveryslaveryorganization 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 slaverycausessuccess 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 good-manhomemen There is one class of men, whom it especially behoves to be tenacious of the right of free discussion. I mean the poor. Gerrit Smith classmenmean To say, that Capt. Ingraham violated the rights of Turkey, is nonsense. Gerrit Smith nonsenseturkeysrights 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 menwarpeace There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous. Gerrit Smith decrepityoungrooms I need say no more, to prove that slavery is entirely unlike the servitude in the patriarchal families. Gerrit Smith slaveryproveneeds My rights all spring front an infinitely nobler source - from favor and grace of God. Gerrit Smith gracerightsspring I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric. Gerrit Smith carelittlesmen
