“The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to...” — Angelina Grimke Quote

“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.”

“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.”

“Can you not see that women could do and would do a hundred times more for the slave, if she were not fettered?”

“I've always been a fan of issues around race and racialism, and I've loved playing with it. People act as though it isn't an issue, but it's a recurring theme in our lives globally.”

“With the opening of the second decade of the twentieth century it seemed that the stage was set for the last act in an unquestioned evolutionary drama.”

“The act of willing this or that, of choosing among various courses of conduct, is central in the realm of ethics.”