On the record
No man will now accuse the prophets and apostles of abuse, but what have Abolitionists done more than they?
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Angelina Emily Grimké
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gutenberg.orgNo man will now accuse the prophets and apostles of abuse, but what have Abolitionists done more than they?
Grimké defends abolitionists by comparing their actions to those of biblical prophets and apostles.
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My hope is, that men who denounce now, will at length reason.
So far from thinking slavery a sin, or that I had no right to own the slaves inherited from my father, I thought no one could venture to dispute that right, any more than he could my right to his land or his stock.
The fact is, the South is enraged, because we have exposed her horrible hypocrisy to the world.
The great fundamental principle of Abolitionists is, that man cannot rightfully hold his fellow man as property.