Gerrit Smith Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: politician
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 6, 1797 - December 28, 1874

Topics

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I think it speaks of all women having those few special things that make them feel feminine. And so when I was a little girl, I would associate Guerlain with that.

Angelina Jolie

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I understand about this idea of terror and what it means to Americans and this idea that we can't just walk around free like we did; life has changed.

Johnnie Cochran

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I think the best campaigns are campaigns of ideas and substance.

Martin O'Malley

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There are very important and practical issues raised by following this alternative route which says, let's look to material conditions, to the systems of production, to the needs that human beings have, and to competing alternative solutions to the satisfaction of those needs.

Marvin Harris

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The Internet is where you can find people who are authentic.

Michelle Phan

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Look, not embracing the 'Today' show is soooo yesterday.

Mo Rocca

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I probably have an earlier curfew than anyone. My mom wants to keep me really safe and my dad's not overly protective, but he's a dad no matter what.

Miley Cyrus

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I grew up in the suburbs, a calm suburb, without tension, with working-class and middle-class people mixed together.

JR

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We must honor our country's tradition of openness and continue to welcome new immigrants.

Jose Serrano

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People who are powerless make an open theater of violence.

Don DeLillo

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I wake up most days with a vague feeling of doom - 'Dear God. Here I am again.' Then, when I read about politicians in the newspaper, the vengefulness starts. By mid-morning, the anxiety is kicking in.

Bruce Robinson

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I suppose I'm an obsessive reader. If I could make a living reading the books I want to read and then telling people about them, I'd pick that over acting.

Bruce Harwood

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