Archibald Henry Grimké: “What was attempted then and failed would certainly fail today if it were possible to repeat the self same experiment.”

With unerring moral instinct he had from the start placed his reliance "on nothing but the eternal principles of justice for the speedy overthrow of slavery.

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

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.

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.