Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead of myself and my property being taken care of, I might have been a protector of the helpless, a pleader for the poor and unfortunate.


As quoted in The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina, by Gerda Lerner, ch.5 (1969).

Sarah Grimké Quotes

Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead...

Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead...

Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead...

Oh, had I received the education I desired, had I been bred to the profession of the law, I might have been a useful member of society, and instead...