Slavery always has, and always will produce insurrections wherever it exists, because it is a violation of the natural order of things.
Angelina GrimkeIf 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 GrimkeThou art blind to the danger of marrying a woman who feels and acts out the principle of equal rights.
Angelina GrimkeThere is something in the heart of man which will bend under moral suasion. There is a swift witness for truth in his bosom, which will respond to truth when it is uttered with calmness and dignity.
Angelina GrimkeWhen human beings are regarded as moral beings, sex, instead of being enthroned upon the summit, administering upon rights and responsibilities, sinks into insignificance and nothingness. My doctrine then is, that whatever it is morally right for man to do, it is morally right for woman to do. Our duties originate, not from difference of sex, but from the diversity of our relations in life, the various gifts and talents committed to our care, and the different eras in which we live.
Angelina Grimke