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I prefer, in a word, the republican system, because it comes up more nearly to God's system.
Gerrit Smith
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Gerrit Smith
Age: 77 †
Born: 1797
Born: March 6
Died: 1874
Died: December 28
American Politician
Lawyer
Philanthropist
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Utica
New York
Nathan
Lover of all who love Jesus Christ
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Comes
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