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> [“The plantation economy had no room for poor whites; the proprietor or over-seer, a physician on the more prosperous plantations, possibly their families, these were sufficient. “If a state,” wrote Weston, “could be supposed to be made up of continuous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/the-plantation-economy-had-no-room-for-poor-whites-the-proprietor-or/)

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## More by Eric Williams

> [They have no right to complain! If women were cool with knowing their man is cheating on them then they have no right to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/they-have-no-right-to-complain-if-women-were-cool-with-knowing-their/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [Some things youll never know, and some things youll wish you never knew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/some-things-youll-never-know-and-some-things-youll-wish-you-never-knew/)

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> [My mental approach is totally different. My coach predicated everything on defense. He always talked about defense, defense, defense. I took it to heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/my-mental-approach-is-totally-different-my-coach-predicated/)

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> [“slavery was an economic institution of the first importance. It had been the basis of Greek economy and had built up the Roman Empire.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/slavery-was-an-economic-institution-of-the-first-importance-it-had/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/slavery-was-not-born-of-racism-rather-racism-was-the-consequence-of/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [Some things you'll never know, and some things you'll wish you never knew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/some-things-you-ll-never-know-and-some-things-you-ll-wish-you-never/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [“Negro slavery, thus, had nothing to do with climate. Its origin can be expressed in three words: in the Caribbean, Sugar; on the mainland,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/negro-slavery-thus-had-nothing-to-do-with-climate-its-origin-can-be/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/i-played-baseball-and-that-s-pretty-much-it-basketball-came-late-this/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [You are on your own in a big world, in which you are one of many nations, some small, some medium sized, some large.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/you-are-on-your-own-in-a-big-world-in-which-you-are-one-of-many/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/for-me-it-s-church-and-state-not-church-in-state-and-i-really-feel/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [“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”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/the-reasons-for-slavery-wrote-gibbon-wakefield-are-not-moral-but/)

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> [“Under certain circumstances slavery has some obvious advantages. In the cultivation of crops like sugar, cotton and tobacco, where the cost of production is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/under-certain-circumstances-slavery-has-some-obvious-advantages-in/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/negro-slaves-one-twentieth-of-the-population-in-1670-were-one-fourth/)

[Eric Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-williams/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/expansion-is-a-necessity-of-slave-societies-the-slave-power-requires/)

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> [Democracy, finally, rests on a higher power than Parliament. It rests on an informed and cultivated and alert public opinion. The Members of Parliament…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-williams/democracy-finally-rests-on-a-higher-power-than-parliament-it-rests-on/)

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