Carolina QuotesSince the idea of order and subordination succumbed to barbarian brawn and brutality in the fifth century, the civilized world has been like a child brought up by his father. It has needed the great mother heart to teach it to be pitiful, to love mercy, to succor the weak and care for the lowly.
Anna J. Cooper Carolinian
Source
p. 51
- work
- A Voice from the South by a Black Woman of the South (1892)
- year
- 1892
- locator
- p. 51
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“Since the idea of order and subordination succumbed to barba…” Anna J. Cooper. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-F4EB74EB5E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/f4eb74eb5e
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