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Because what a state sows that it shall surely reap.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “Because what a state sows that it shall surely reap.”
Editor's note · Context
Grimké reflects on the principle of reaping what one sows, particularly in the context of societal actions and consequences.
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The difference between this motto of the Liberator and that of the Free Press: Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country--measures the greatness of the revolution which had taken place in the young editor.
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