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It is for the thoughtful, the honest, the calm but resolute men of the race to mould the sentiment of the masses, lift them up into the broad sunlight of freedom.— Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
Grave I have seen her--thoughtful, silent--but never sad; and I do not know that she has not seemed more charming to me in those grave, stiller moods, than in more cheerful ones.— The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851
"Yes, kind and thoughtful--thoughtful for others besides myself."— Running Water
By three o'clock she was looking thoughtful--thoughtful and contented Then came the summons.— Cheerful—By Request
There ought at least to be distinct women's departments, presided over by women of good, motherly tone and character, in the places of business which women so frequent, and where the thoughtful are aware of much that makes them tremble And surely a great many of the girls and women who choose shop-work, because they like its excitement, ought rather to be in homes, rendering womanly service, and preparing to serve in homes of their own--leaving their present places to young men who might perhaps begin so to earn the homes to offer them.— Debate on Woman Suffrage in the Senate of the United States, 2d Session, 49th Congress, December 8, 1886, and January 25, 1887

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