Real Abolitionists know full well, that the slave never has been, and never can be, a whit the better for mere abstractions, floating in the head of any man; and they also know, that principles, fixed in the heart, are things of another sort.
She distinguishes between abstract ideas and heartfelt principles, arguing that only the latter can truly benefit the enslaved.
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