“Negro slavery, thus, had nothing to do with climate. Its origin can be expressed in three words: in the Caribbean, Sugar; on the mainland, Tobacco and Cotton. A change in the economic structure produced a corresponding change in the labor… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
They have no right to complain! If women were cool with knowing their man is cheating on them then they have no right to… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
Some things youll never know, and some things youll wish you never knew. — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“slavery was an economic institution of the first importance. It had been the basis of Greek economy and had built up the Roman Empire.… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery. — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
Some things you'll never know, and some things you'll wish you never knew. — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“Negro slavery, thus, had nothing to do with climate. Its origin can be expressed in three words: in the Caribbean, Sugar; on the mainland,… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
I played baseball, and that's pretty much it. Basketball came late, this was, basketball was the sport that I tried to master, I kind… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
You are on your own in a big world, in which you are one of many nations, some small, some medium sized, some large.… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
For me, it's church and state, not church in state, and I really feel there are some churches in central Ohio crossing that line. — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“The reasons for slavery, wrote Gibbon Wakefield, “are not moral, but economical circumstances; they relate not to vice and virtue, but to production.”13 With” — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“Under certain circumstances slavery has some obvious advantages. In the cultivation of crops like sugar, cotton and tobacco, where the cost of production is… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“Negro slaves, one-twentieth of the population in 1670, were one-fourth in 1730. “Slavery, from being an insignificant factor in the economic life of the… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
“Expansion is a necessity of slave societies; the slave power requires ever fresh conquests.17 “It is more profitable,” wrote Merivale, “to cultivate a fresh… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament… — Eric Williams Copy Share Image
