Most of the world would be surprised to know how few of our thoughts are really original with ourselves. What we write and say is, for the most part, a kind of mosaic interweaving of ideas and recollections gathered together out of other people’s talk or books. The combination and rearrangement of them is about all we can call our own. When a man does really evolve an original thought out of his own mind, it is the exception, rather than the rule. It is usually the fruit, either of patient study, or of fresh and vivid experience.
Specialty Tour: Abolition to Emancipation
Jul 9th 2016 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Jul 9th 2016 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
The politics of the anti-slavery movement shaped not only the public career of Mr. Seward, but also loomed large over his entire family dynamic. Find out how various members of the Seward family opposed slavery during this unique tour.
In place of the regular public tour. Admission: $10.