Slave Quotes by Samuel Adams

8 Slave quotes by Samuel Adams

Adams, a founding father, never shied from confronting oppression. In this short set, his words reflect the early American struggle against the institution of servitude.

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I would advise persisting in our struggle for liberty, though it were revealed from Heaven that nine hundred and ninety-nine men were…

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Is it not high time for the people of this country to explicitly declare whether they will be free men or slaves.…

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If taxes are laid upon us without our having a legal representation where they are laid, we are reduced from the character…

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If men, through fear, fraud, or mistake, should in terms renounce or give up any natural right, the eternal law of reason…

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Is it not High Time for the People of this Country explicitly to declare, whether they will be Freemen or Slaves? It…

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If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those…

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The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy the gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people; then…

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The right to freedom being the gift of God, it is not in the power of man to alienate this gift and…

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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace.…

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It is not unfrequent to hear men declaim loudly upon liberty, who, if we may judge by the whole tenor of their actions, mean…

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If we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom.

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I thank God that I have lived to see my country independent and free. She may long enjoy her independence and freedom if she…

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If our Trade be taxed, why not our Lands, or Produce in short, everything we possess? They tax us without having legal representation.

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