Abolitionists were men of ...

Abolitionists were men of sharp angles. Organizing them was like binding crooked sticks in a bundle.
 Jane Swisshelm

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I cannot tell what I am as much afraid of, as a woman who invariably washes on Monday. It is a kind of key to character; and if her mouth is not puckered and her brow wrinkled, they will be, unless she repents.
 Jane Swisshelm
It appears to be a matter of national pride that the President is to have more mud, and blacker mud, and filthier mud in front ofhis door than any other man can afford.
 Jane Swisshelm