On the record
No quarter he had received from the slave power, and none now he gave to it or its representatives.
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Archibald Henry Grimké
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gutenberg.orgArchibald Henry Grimké: “No quarter he had received from the slave power, and none now he gave to it or its representatives.”
Editor's note · Context
This statement reflects Grimké's view on the relentless opposition faced by abolitionists from the pro-slavery faction.
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It is true many a cheek burns with shame in view of our national inconsistency, and many a heart bleeds for the miserable African.
Perhaps the common people would hearken to what the wise and powerful had rejected.
No body of men on the face of the earth deserve their charities, and prayers, and united assistance so much as the slaves of this country; and yet they are almost entirely neglected.
But ignorance is a breeder of crime just as poverty is.