All these requisites were wanting to the man whose sole possession seemed an indomitable will, a faith in himself, and in the righteousness of his cause, which nothing could shake, nor disappointment nor difficulty, however great, was able to daunt or deter.
Grimké praises the indomitable spirit and faith of those committed to the abolitionist cause despite overwhelming challenges.
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O Freedom! how are ye still born In the rude stable, in the manger nursed; What humble hands unbar those gates of morn Through which the splendors of the New Day burst.
But ignorance is a breeder of crime just as poverty is.
Is it any wonder that crime emerges out of such cruel and unequal conditions?
He could not hold his peace; his message he was compelled to deliver in the ears of the nation whether its leaders would hear or forbear.