Quote by Gerrit Smith
The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the

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. – Gerrit Smith

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

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Peace
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I trust, that your readers will not construe my words to mean, that I would not have gone to a 3 oclock in the morning session, for the sake of defeating the Nebraska bill. – Gerrit Smith

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Morning
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The Southern slave would obey God in respect to marriage, and also to the reading and studying of His word. But this, as we have seen, is forbidden him. – Gerrit Smith

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The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddhas atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah. – Walter Kaufmann

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In our culture we have such respect for musical instruments, they are like part of God. – Ravi Shankar

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Terrorism can never be accepted. We must fight it together, with methods that do not compromise our respect for the rule of law and human rights, or are used as an excuse for others to do so. – Anna Lindh

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What helped me was I had people around me to remind me to help my country even when it did me wrong, have respect for my people, my family, my nation and mankind. – Alexis Arguello

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Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. – Aristotle

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Its so exciting to be doing radio on the cutting edge of technology. Being in on something new is the biggest thrill in the world. – Lynn Samuels

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All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. – Alexander Pope

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