In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences of citizens. A man has at least as good a right to choose his wife, as he has to choose his religion. His taste may not suit his neighbors; but so long as his deportment is correct, they have no right to interfere with his concerns.


Chapter VIII - An Appeal on Behalf of That Class of Americans Called Africans (1833)

Child's Appeal[utc.iath.virginia.edu]

Lydia Maria Child Quotes

In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences of citizens. A man...

In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences of citizens. A man...

In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences of citizens. A man...

In the first place, the government ought not to be invested with power to control the affections, any more than the consciences of citizens. A man...