... there are no chains so galling as the chains of ignorance--no fetters so binding as those that bind the soul, and exclude it from the vast field of useful and scientific knowledge. O, had I received the advantages of early education, my ideas would, ere now, have expanded far and wide; but, alas! I possess nothing but moral capability--no teachings but the teachings of the Holy Spirit.
shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain my tongue? Ah, no! - Maria W. Stewart
shall I, for fear of feeble man who shall die, hold my peace? Shall I for fear of scoffs and frowns, refrain my tongue? Ah, no!
- Maria W. Stewart
... there are no chains so galling as the chains of ignorance--no fetters so binding as those that bind the soul, and exclude it from the vast field … - Maria W. Stewart
... there are no chains so galling as the chains of ignorance--no fetters so binding as those that bind the soul, and exclude it from the vast field …
Come all ye that pass by, and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow. - Maria W. Stewart
Come all ye that pass by, and see if there is any sorrow like unto my sorrow.
give the man of color an equal opportunity with the white, from the cradle to manhood, and from manhood to the grave, and you would discover the dign… - Maria W. Stewart
give the man of color an equal opportunity with the white, from the cradle to manhood, and from manhood to the grave, and you would discover the dign…
Possess the spirit of independence. The Americans do, and why should not you? Possess the spirit of men, bold and enterprising, fearless and undaunte… - Maria W. Stewart
Possess the spirit of independence. The Americans do, and why should not you? Possess the spirit of men, bold and enterprising, fearless and undaunte…
Many think, because your skins are tinged with a sable hue, that you are an inferior race of beings; but God does not consider you as such. ... he ha… - Maria W. Stewart
Many think, because your skins are tinged with a sable hue, that you are an inferior race of beings; but God does not consider you as such. ... he ha…
Talk without effort is nothing. - Maria W. Stewart
Talk without effort is nothing.
It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny. - Maria W. Stewart
It is harder to kill a whisper than even a shouted calumny.
African rights and liberty is a subject that ought to fire the breast of every free man of color in these United States, and excite in his bosom a li… - Maria W. Stewart
African rights and liberty is a subject that ought to fire the breast of every free man of color in these United States, and excite in his bosom a li…
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