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Perhaps the common people would hearken to what the wise and powerful had rejected.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “Perhaps the common people would hearken to what the wise and powerful had rejected.”
Editor's note · Context
This reflects Grimké's belief that the common people might be more receptive to the anti-slavery message than the elite.
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