<span>that the U.S. pay money before talks could begin</span>
This quote supports separation of powers as the point of the separation of powers is to prevent the abuse of power. Instead of having all 3 powers gathered around just one entity, the power is separated to build a system of checks and balances. It also supports the limited government principle in the same manner. Government's power should be limited so as to prevent its abuse.
The Grimké sisters were among the first to explicitly connect race oppression to women’s oppression. Using a Kantian ethical argument that opposes using humans as means rather than as ends in themselves, she noted that historically “woman has been made a means to promote the welfare of man”
She tied the subordination of slaves and women to educational deprivation, noting that both women and slaves been deemed mentally inferior “while being denied the privileges of liberal education”
These are the great lakes. I'm not sure about the second part of your question though.
