Top 32 Quotes by Gerrit Smith

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

There is room in our ranks for the old and decrepit, as well as the young and vigorous.

But, although America cannot be justly charged with violating the rights of Turkey, Turkey nevertheless can be justly charged with violating the rights of America.

I am a plain man, and I care and know comparatively little about rhetoric.

But I love honesty, and, therefore; do I make great account of facts.

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.

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.

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

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.

I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society.