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Indeed, to this day, more than half a century after it was written it still has virtue to quicken the breath and stir the pulses of a sympathetic reader out of their normal time.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “Indeed, to this day, more than half a century after it was written it still has virtue to quicken the breath and stir…”
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Grimké asserts that the declaration continues to resonate powerfully with readers even decades after its creation.
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