The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself.
About Gamaliel Bailey
Gamaliel Baileywas an American physician who left that career to become an abolitionist journalist, editor, and publisher, working primarily in Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. Anti-abolitionist mobs attacked his offices in both cities during the 1840s.
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That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
American physician, journalist, abolitionist (1807-1859)
The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself.
American physician, journalist, abolitionist (1807-1859)
Never respect men merely for their riches, but rather for their philanthropy; we do not value the sun for its height, but for its use.
American physician, journalist, abolitionist (1807-1859)
There is a large body of abolitionists in Clinton and Clark Counties in this state, and in Wayne County Indiana, that would undoubtedly support such a store, but whether their support would be sufficient, I am unable to say.
American physician, journalist, abolitionist (1807-1859)