Gerrit Smith Man Quotations

Let the poor man count as his enemy, and his worst enemy, every invader of the right of free discussion.

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.

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.

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased.