Elizabeth Keckley Quotes

For an act may be wrong judged purely by itself, but when the motive that prompted the act is understood, it is construed differently. I lay it down as an axiom, that only that is criminal in the sight of God where crime is meditated.

Elizabeth Keckley

• God
• Crime
• Judged
• Motive
• Axiom

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• For an act may be wrong judged purely by itself, but when the motive that prompted the act is understood, it is construed differently. I lay it down as an axiom, that only that is criminal in the sight of God where crime is meditated.

  

  Elizabeth Keckley
  • God
  • Crime
  • Judged