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Lay not down your weapons until honorable terms are obtained.
Said by
Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgLay not down your weapons until honorable terms are obtained.
Grimké emphasizes the importance of perseverance in the fight for justice.
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Sirs, I am not come to tell you that slavery is a curse, debasing in its effects, cruel in its operations, fatal in its continuance.
Love was in their mouths and love was in their hearts.
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