Archibald Henry Grimké: “With unerring moral instinct he had from the start placed his reliance "on nothing but the eternal principles of justice…”

Whenever there is a contest between the oppressed and the oppressor, the weapons being equal between the parties, God knows that my heart must be with the oppressed, and always against the oppressor.

For myself, I had rather rob any bank to an indefinite amount than kidnap a fellow-being, or hold him in bondage; the sin would be less injurious to society, and less sinful in the sight of God.

During those dark years the blacks were much more sinned against than sinning.

It is true many a cheek burns with shame in view of our national inconsistency, and many a heart bleeds for the miserable African.