It is just such a defence as the hidden enemies of Liberty will rejoice to see, because, like thyself, they earnestly desire to ‘avoid the appearance of evil;’ they are as much opposed to slavery as we are, only they are as much opposed to Anti-Slavery as the slaveholders themselves.
Grimké warns that those who oppose anti-slavery efforts while claiming to be against slavery are actually aiding the slaveholders.
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