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She it is who feels even more than man the effects of social vices and sins, and to her the moral reformer should strenuously appeal for aid.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgShe it is who feels even more than man the effects of social vices and sins, and to her the moral reformer should strenuously appeal for aid.
Grimké argues for the importance of appealing to women in the fight against social vices.
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It is true many a cheek burns with shame in view of our national inconsistency, and many a heart bleeds for the miserable African.
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