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Because moral, like natural light, is so extremely subtle in its nature as to overleap all human barriers, and laugh at the puny efforts of man to control it.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Because moral, like natural light, is so extremely subtle in its nature as to overleap all human barriers, and laugh at…”
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Grimké describes the nature of moral light as transcending human attempts at control, emphasizing its inherent power.
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