This is the doctrine of modern aristocracy, not of primitive christianity; for ecclesiastical history informs us that, in the first ages of christianity, kings were converted through the faithful and solemn rebukes of their slaves and captives.
Grimké contrasts modern aristocratic views with early Christian practices of rebuke and accountability.
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