That the Colonization Society is a benevolent institution, we deny: therefore our attack upon it was not a sacrilegious one; it was absolutely necessary, in order to disabuse the public mind of the false views they entertained of its character.
Grimké argues against the perception of the Colonization Society as benevolent, asserting the necessity of exposing its true nature.
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