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Were I a mobocrat, I should want no better excuse than thou hast furnished for such outrages.
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgAngelina Emily Grimké: “Were I a mobocrat, I should want no better excuse than thou hast furnished for such outrages.”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké suggests that her opponent's arguments could justify mob violence.
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