"True, permanent peace can never be restored, until slavery, the occasion of the war, has ceased." ― Gerrit Smith Topic(s): Peace More From Gerrit Smith "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." "I welcomed the organization of the Anti-slavery Society." "It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and influence of proslavery, especially of slaveholding, ministers should be destroyed." More In Peace "Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle."― Lewis Carroll "I know why I am here and my only real focused goal is to live each day to the fullest and to try and honor God and be an encouragement to others. What the future holds is firmly in God’s hands, and I am very happy about that!"― Ken Hensley "Because if you lived, as I did, several years under Nazi totalitarianism, and then 20 years in communist totalitarianism, you would certainly realize how precious freedom is, and how easy it is to lose your freedom."― Milos Forman