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<p>I am told that to many in the South the idea of Liberty itself is strangely associated with that of African Servitude. We are pitted against a demonic spirit which has been known in all ages as Oppression: that spirit which is so brutalizing in its influence that it can change a woman into a fiend, and a child into an imp of cruelty. Peace is not the answer now. We must do wrong rather than suffer wrong. There is no folly in expecting Satan to cast out Satan. (p. 73)</p>
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<p>This quote crops up when Charles is in training, and, although it&rsquo;s hinted that he joined the Union army as a way to prove his courage (&ldquo;It is all nonsense to borrow trouble from the future [&hellip;] Who expects to go through life, gathering froses, from which the thorns have already been plucked?&rdquo; (p. 43)), this transmutes to a true belief in fighting for abolition. The conflicted thoughts surrounding the peace testimony and fighting for what is right play out in a lot of thoughts on outer and inner lives, on faith and actions:</p>
<p>This quote crops up when Charles is in training, and, although it&rsquo;s hinted that he joined the Union army as a way to prove his courage (&ldquo;It is all nonsense to borrow trouble from the future [&hellip;] Who expects to go through life, gathering roses, from which the thorns have already been plucked?&rdquo; (p. 43)), this transmutes to a true belief in fighting for abolition. The conflicted thoughts surrounding the peace testimony and fighting for what is right play out in a lot of thoughts on outer and inner lives, on faith and actions:</p>
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<p>Outward forms represent inward life. All of man&rsquo;s action is a representation of himself. He lives out his inner life.</p>
<p>A body grows around a man as a tree around the life it represents. If he be a fruitful tree, he is known by his fruit &mdash; if not fruitful, his barrenness reveals him as much as his fruit would be fruitful.</p>