Now, our measures are simply the carrying out of our principles; and we find, that just in proportion as individuals embrace our principles, in spirit and in truth, they cease to cavil at our measures.
Grimké emphasizes that true adherence to anti-slavery principles will naturally lead to supportive actions against slavery.
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How long she will stand by like the persecutor Saul, consenting unto the death of Stephen, and keeping the raiment of them that slew him.
I was among those who thought (and honestly too) that there was no more moral guilt attached to the holding our fellow beings in bondage, regarding them as property, than to the holding of a mule or an ox.
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The operation of the laws tends to deprive slaves of religious instruction and consolation.