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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.”

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Book:No Treason in Civil War
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No Treason in Civil War

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Gerrit Smith
Gerrit Smith

Gerrit Smith was an American politician and social reformer who lived from March 6, 1797, to December 28, 1874. He was a prominent figure in the anti-slavery movement and a leading advocate for land reform and women's suffrage. more

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