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Gerrit Smith

Born

in Utica, NY, The United States

March 06, 1797

Died

December 28, 1874

Genre

Abolition, Social Activism, Religion

Influences

Lysander Spooner, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frederick Douglass, William ...more

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Gerrit Smith ran a land office, but is little remembered for his remunerative work. He was a philanthropist, abolitionist, social activist, congressman, and candidate for US president.
Smith was a longtime member and officer in the American Peace Society, and also worked for temperance and women's rights.
He is perhaps best remembered as one of the "secret six" abolitionists who financed the work of John Brown.
Smith wrote no books, but his speeches, sermons, letters, and essays have been compiled and published in various contexts.
His estate in Peterboro, NY is a National Landmark. ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 41 ratings · 6 reviews · 189 distinct works

	No Treason in Civil War: Speech of Gerrit Smith, at Cooper Institute, New-York, June 8, 1865. really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THREE DISCOURSES ON THE RELIGION OF REASON really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Erection of the Monument on the Grave of Myron Holley. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be Natural!: A Discourse. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gerritt Smith's Land Auction: For Sale, and the Far Greater Share at Public Auction, about Three Quarters of a Million Acres of Land, Lying in the State of New York. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speech of Gerrit Smith, on Discriminating Tolls: Made in the Capitol at Albany, March 25, 1857, Before the Canal and Rail Road Committees of the Senate. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Speeches and Letters of Gerrit Smith on the Rebellion. Volume 2 of 2 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Abstract of the Argument, in the Public Discussion of the Question, Are the Christians of a Given Community the Church of Such Community?: Made in Hamilton, N. Y., April 12th, 13th, 14th, 1847. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Office of Civil Government: A Speech in the City of Troy. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Controversy Between New-York Tribune and Gerrit Smith. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Gerrit Smith (?)

“Life is short. Let us hasten to say what we believe men need to have said, even though we shall be hated for saying it.”
― Gerrit Smith

tags: integrity, life, truth-telling

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“No man’s religion is better than his politics”
― Gerrit Smith

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“The most effectual of all ways for making our-
selves feel morally whole, and for attaining to the greatest
heights of self-complacency, is to fall upon others for the sins
of which we are ourselves guilty.”
― Gerrit Smith, No Treason in Civil War

tags: guilt, hypocrisy, plank, sin, slavery-in-the-united-states

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