Wise Words by Lucretia Mott
- Penny Colman
- Aug 25, 2013
- 1 min read
Wise words by Lucretia Mott, Quaker preacher & activist: “There is a need for preachers against the existing monopolies and banking institutions, by which the rich are made richer, and the poor, poorer . . . It is contrary to the spirit of this Republic that any should be so rich.” (1857 sermon)
The photo is of Linda & the street sign for Lucretia Mott Lane that runs beside Ships Inn Restaurant, the building on the site of Lucretia Coffin Mott’s birthplace on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
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