We shall suffer no attachment to literature, no taste for abstract discussion, no love of purely intellectual theories, to seduce us from our devotion to the cause of the oppressed, the down trodden, the insulted and injured masses of our fellow men.
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"We shall suffer no attachment to literature, no taste for abstract discussion, no love of purely intellectual theories, to seduce us from our devotion to the cause of the oppressed, the down trodden, the insulted and injured masses of our fellow men." — George Ripley
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We shall suffer no attachment to literature, no taste for abstract discussion, no love of purely intellectual theories, to seduce us from our devotion to the cause of the oppressed, the down trodden, the insulted and injured masses of our fellow men. — George Ripley
About George Ripley
George Ripley was a Activist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1415–1490).
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This quote is attributed to George Ripley, a Activist from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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George Ripley lived from 1415 – 1490.