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Racial prejudice can't be talked down, it must be lived down.

— Francis J. Grimké The Works of Francis J. Grimke (1942)

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In our day, the scribes and Pharisees would be represented by the clergy, the professors in our theological seminaries, and all high church officials.

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I place my hope not on government, not on political parties, but on faith in the power of the religion of Jesus Christ to conquer all prejudices, to break down all walls of separation, and to weld together men of all races in one great brotherhood.

[W]hen it comes to a question as between the Word of God and the State, the only safe, the only right thing to do is to take our stand with the Word of God...

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