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

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Source : Gerrit Smith (1837). “Letter of Gerrit Smith to Rev. James Smylie: Of the State of Mississippi”, p.12

Gerrit Smith

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“I love to write, to sing, to make music. Not to act: I am horrible.”
“The richness of an artist is the fusion of influences that have shaped his life and work.”
“Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality”
“The people heard it, and approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary.”
“My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.”
“Understand who you are, so that you can be the same, whether you're talking to a homeless person or the president of the United States. You're the same person.”
“All the utopianism of the early days of the Internet seems to have dissipated. But I don't want us to lose that utopianism altogether, even if it was naÃ¯ve and ill-informed and sometimes silly. Rather I want us to ask about the obstacles that are preventing the good stuff from coming to fruition. Let's investigate and think about creating something worthwhile instead of assuming that there is an inevitable track of increased centralization, consolidation, and commercialization that we can't do anything about.”

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“If any man think it a small matter, or of mean concernment, to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it is a point to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.”

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