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Our own moral destruction is consequent upon our leaving slavery to go on.

— Abby Kelley Foster Let Us Act (1840)

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There is less need of discussion than we sometimes imagine, and more of action.

Let Us Act (1840)

is there one in this Hall who sees nothing for himself to do?

speaking at Pennsylvania Hall (1838)

It is only by labor, incessant labor, in season and out of season, that we can create such a public sentiment as we need

The Overthrow of Slavery (1863)

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