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If, by coercive influences, thou meanest the use of force or of fear, such as slaveholders and warriors employ, then, I repeat, that man has no more right to exert these than woman.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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Editor's note · Context
Grimké asserts that coercive tactics used by some men are equally unjust for women to employ.
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