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When he had ceased speaking I said to those around me: 'That is a providential man; he is a prophet; he will shake our nation to its center, but he will shake slavery out of it.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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Editor's note · Context
Grimké reflects on the profound impact of Garrison's speeches and his prophetic role in the abolition movement.
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Love was in their mouths and love was in their hearts.
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Under it we have the double moral standard and the double legal standard operating throughout that section with a vengeance.
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