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Quotation from The Journal of John Woolman by John Woolman
“Love was the first Motion, and thence a Concern arose to spend some Time with the _Indians_, that I might feel and understand their Life, and the Spirit they live in”
The Journal of John Woolman, Journal, Chapter VIII (Project Gutenberg #37311 (Everyman's Library, reprinting the London edition of 1775))
Resting in his tent on a rainy day on the road to Wehaloosing in 1763, he considers why he undertook the journey.
Citation: "Love was the first Motion, and thence a Concern arose to spend some Time with the _Indians_, that I might feel and understand their Life, and the Spirit they live in" — John Woolman, The Journal of John Woolman, Journal, Chapter VIII (Project Gutenberg #37311 (Everyman's Library, reprinting the London edition of 1775)). (id journal-of-john-woolman-q5)
Portrait: John Woolman, Probably Robert Smith III, Public domain.
