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Angelina Grimke

American Activist

Born: Feb 21, 1805

Died: Oct 26, 1879

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Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony

The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to have no place among Republicans and Christians. Angelina Grimke

Obedience Power Blind Obedience Submission Ought Despotism Civil Unqualified Ecclesiastical Doctrine Blind Any Human Whether Place Republicans Human Power Among Christians

I am a mystery to myself. Angelina Grimke

Myself Mystery Am

The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair. Angelina Grimke

If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me to suffer, I will let it take its course unresistingly. Angelina Grimke

Me Law Will Take Sin Calls Course Commands Break Suffer

We Abolition Women are turning the world upside down. Angelina Grimke

Women World Down Abolition Women Are Upside Upside Down Turning

Only let the North exert as much moral influence over the South, as the South has exerted demoralizing influence over the North, and slavery would die amid the flame of Christian remonstrance, and faithful rebuke, and holy indignation. Angelina Grimke

Faithful Flame Christian Moral Would Only Indignation Over Exert Exerted Demoralizing South North Die Influence Much Holy Rebuke Slavery

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