Human beings have rights, because they are moral beings: the rights of all men grow out of their moral nature; and as all men have the same moral nat… - Angelina Grimké

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Human beings have rights, because they are moral beings: the rights of all men grow out of their moral nature; and as all men have the same moral nature, they have essentially the same rights.

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About Angelina Grimké

Angelina Emily Grimké Weld (February 21, 1805 – October 26, 1879) was an American political activist, women's rights advocate, supporter of the women's suffrage movement, and besides her sister, Sarah Moore Grimké, the only known white Southern woman to be a part of the abolition movement. Her partner was the abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld.

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Birth Name: Angelina Emily Grimké
Alternative Names: Angelina Emily Grimké Weld Angelina Grimke Angelina Emily Grimke Weld
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If the arm of the North had not caused the Bastille of slavery to totter to its foundation, you would not hear those cries. A few years ago, and the South felt secure, and with a contemptuous sneer asked, "Who are the abolitionists? The abolitionists are nothing?"

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