Gerrit Smith

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

The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected.

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.

I've learned that even the word 'jubilee' used in connection with the Reformation can give rise to discussions.

It behoves thee to love God wisely; and that may thou not do but if thou be wise.

Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school.