I come to present the strong claims of suffering humanity. I come to place before the Legislature of Massachusetts the condition of the miserable, the desolate, the outcast. I come as the advocate of helpless, forgotten, insane men and women;…

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In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed...

In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed...

Man is not made better by being degraded; he is seldom restrained from crime by...

Man is not made better by being degraded; he is seldom restrained from crime by...

I think even lying on my bed I can still do something.

I think even lying on my bed I can still do something.

The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave...

The tapestry of history has no point at which you can cut it and leave...

A man usually values that most for which he has labored; he uses that most...

A man usually values that most for which he has labored; he uses that most...

The reason husbands and wives do not understand each other is because they belong to...

The reason husbands and wives do not understand each other is because they belong to...

While we diminish the stimulant of fear, we must increase to prisoners the incitements of...

While we diminish the stimulant of fear, we must increase to prisoners the incitements of...