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You have prayed to these priests — they have answered you with death. You have shed your tears at the feet of these kings — they have fed upon your flesh. You have clutched the garments of these rich men — they have quenched their thirst with your blood … NOW THE DAY OF PRAYERS AND TEARS HAS PASSED. THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT HAS COME.

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I would make the profession of every man, the rule by which to fashion his crest or coat of arms!... To the petifogger (sic), three links of a convict's chain, with the Penitentiary in the distance! To the Bank Director a Widow's Coffin, with a weeping Orphan on either side by way of heraldic supporters! Pah! There is no single word of contempt in the whole language, too bitter, to express my opinion of this magnificent Pretension - the Aristocracy of the Quaker City!

George Lippard

The Kingdom of God is plainly that state of temporal affairs which, by a proper distribution of labor, enables the entire human family to cultivate their best faculties. The Kingdom of God commences in this world, will progress in the next, and in all other worlds.

George Lippard

George Lippard

George Lippard

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Born: April 10, 1822

Died: February 9, 1854 (aged 31)

Bio: George Lippard was a 19th-century American novelist, journalist, playwright, social activist, and labor organizer. Nearly forgotten today, he was one of the most widely read authors in antebellum America.

Known for:

The Quaker City, or The Monks of Monk Hall (1845)
Legends of Mexico (1847)
The mysteries of Florence

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