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title: "Famous Slavery Quotations"
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> [A slave is but half a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristophanes/a-slave-is-but-half-a-man/)

[Aristophanes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristophanes/)

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> [The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-state-of-slavery-is-in-its-own-nature-bad/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [You can find happiness in slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nine-inch-nails/you-can-find-happiness-in-slavery/)

[Nine Inch Nails](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nine-inch-nails/)

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> [All people are enslaved by something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dejan-stojanovic/all-people-are-enslaved-by-something/)

[Dejan Stojanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dejan-stojanovic/)

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> [The service of sin is perfect slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-henry/the-service-of-sin-is-perfect-slavery/)

[Matthew Henry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-henry/)

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> [Slavery is the next thing to hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-tubman/slavery-is-the-next-thing-to-hell/)

[Harriet Tubman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-tubman/)

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> [“She is a slave, with no way home.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heather-demetrios/she-is-a-slave-with-no-way-home/)

[Heather Demetrios](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heather-demetrios/)

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> [“The world system enslaves through jobs”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sunday-adelaja/the-world-system-enslaves-through-jobs/)

[Sunday Adelaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sunday-adelaja/)

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> [Every country ended slavery without civil war; US could have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-paul/every-country-ended-slavery-without-civil-war-us-could-have/)

[Ron Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-paul/)

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> [“Slavery, like energy, does not disappear; it only changes from one form into another.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-b-smith/slavery-like-energy-does-not-disappear-it-only-changes-from-one-form/)

[C.B. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-b-smith/)

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> [“Everything is acceptable until we stop accepting them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-adejimi/everything-is-acceptable-until-we-stop-accepting-them/)

[peter adejimi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-adejimi/)

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> [Ask for this great deliverer now, and find him Eyeless in Gaza at the mill with slaves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-milton/ask-for-this-great-deliverer-now-and-find-him-eyeless-in-gaza-at-the/)

[John Milton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-milton/)

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> [He is the freeman whom the truth makes free, And all are slaves besides.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper/he-is-the-freeman-whom-the-truth-makes-free-and-all-are-slaves-besides/)

[William Cowper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper/)

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> [“no one has ever gone from slavery to freedom with the slaveholders cheering them on,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-h-friedman-2/no-one-has-ever-gone-from-slavery-to-freedom-with-the-slaveholders/)

[Edwin H Friedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-h-friedman-2/)

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> [I think we must get rid of slavery or we must get rid of freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/i-think-we-must-get-rid-of-slavery-or-we-must-get-rid-of-freedom/)

[Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/)

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> [ No evil can result from its \[slavery's\] inhibition more pernicious than its toleration. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-van-buren/no-evil-can-result-from-its-slavery-s-inhibition-more-pernicious-than/)

[Martin Van Buren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-van-buren/)

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> [Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/consenting-to-slavery-is-a-sacrilegious-breach-of-trust-as-offensive/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

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> [“White man trying to kill you slow every day, and sometimes trying to kill you fast. Why make it easy for him?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/white-man-trying-to-kill-you-slow-every-day-and-sometimes-trying-to/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

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> [The first, and overarching, count in the new indictment is that slavery permitted one group of people to exercise unrestrained personal domination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-fogel/the-first-and-overarching-count-in-the-new-indictment-is-that-slavery/)

[Robert Fogel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-fogel/)

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> [There is not a respectable system of civilization known to history whose foundations were not laid in the institution of domestic slavery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-m-t-hunter/there-is-not-a-respectable-system-of-civilization-known-to-history/)

Robert M. T. Hunter

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> [I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/i-can-only-say-that-there-is-not-a-man-living-who-wishes-more-2/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. It is a scourge for humanity, and America must project its values and protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-fortenberry/human-trafficking-is-a-modern-form-of-slavery-it-is-a-scourge-for/)

[Jeff Fortenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-fortenberry/)

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> [All forms of involuntary servitude are prohibited, not only slavery but also conscription, forced association, and forced welfare distribution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/all-forms-of-involuntary-servitude-are-prohibited-not-only-slavery/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [Oppressed people are frequendy very oppressive when first liberated. And why wouldn't they be? They know best two positions. Somebody's foot on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/florynce-kennedy/oppressed-people-are-frequendy-very-oppressive-when-first-liberated/)

[Florynce Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/florynce-kennedy/)

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> [“The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-landrieu/the-confederacy-was-on-the-wrong-side-of-history-and-humanity-it/)

[Mitch Landrieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-landrieu/)

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> [Negro Slavery is an evil of Colossal magnitude. I am therefore utterly averse to the admission of Slavery into the Missouri Territory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-adams/negro-slavery-is-an-evil-of-colossal-magnitude-i-am-therefore-utterly/)

[John Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-adams/)

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> [Companies with historical connections to slavery must take ethical responsibility by funding housing programs and grant programs that uplift underserved communities. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-n-green/companies-with-historical-connections-to-slavery-must-take-ethical/)

[Al N. Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-n-green/)

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> [I have always hated slavery, I think, as much as any abolitionist. I have been an Old Line Whig. I have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-have-always-hated-slavery-i-think-as-much-as-any-abolitionist-i/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [All religions have based morality on obedience, that is to say, on voluntary slavery. That is why they have always been more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-herzen/all-religions-have-based-morality-on-obedience-that-is-to-say-on/)

[Alexander Herzen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-herzen/)

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> [Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-kunzru/being-in-harlem-on-the-night-of-barack-obama-s-election-was/)

[Hari Kunzru](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-kunzru/)

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> [Ah! the curse of slavery, as the common phrase goes, has fallen not merely on the black but perhaps at this moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrika-bremer/ah-the-curse-of-slavery-as-the-common-phrase-goes-has-fallen-not/)

[Fredrika Bremer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrika-bremer/)

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> [I know there is a God, and that He hates injustice and slavery. I see the storm coming, and I know that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-know-there-is-a-god-and-that-he-hates-injustice-and-slavery-i-see/)

[Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/)

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> [“Slavery is at the heart of dysfunctional families. When people serve others because they are forced to do so, freedom to truly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-chapman/slavery-is-at-the-heart-of-dysfunctional-families-when-people-serve/)

[Gary Chapman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-chapman/)

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> [There is, in fact, a manly and lawful passion for equality which excites men to wish all to be powerful and honored.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/there-is-in-fact-a-manly-and-lawful-passion-for-equality-which/)

[Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/)

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> [Adrian Rogers told us as often as he could he took the Bible literally. He illustrated by saying he believed the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrian-rogers/adrian-rogers-told-us-as-often-as-he-could-he-took-the-bible/)

[Adrian Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrian-rogers/)

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> [“Animals are property. There are laws that supposedly protect animal interests in being treated “humanely,” but that term is interpreted in large…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-francione/animals-are-property-there-are-laws-that-supposedly-protect-animal/)

[Gary L. Francione](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-francione/)

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> [The incomparable James Walvin has done it again: he has crafted a beautifully written and deeply informed single volume history of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-w-blight/the-incomparable-james-walvin-has-done-it-again-he-has-crafted-a/)

David W. Blight

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> [There is nothing grand or noble in having the use of a slave, in so far as he is a slave; or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aristotle/there-is-nothing-grand-or-noble-in-having-the-use-of-a-slave-in-so/)

[Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aristotle/)

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> [“But to the slave mother New Year's day comes laden with peculiar sorrows. She sits on her cold cabin floor, watching the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-ann-jacobs/but-to-the-slave-mother-new-year-s-day-comes-laden-with-peculiar-2/)

[Harriet Ann Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-ann-jacobs/)

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> [“Some of you from outside the South may be wondering why we’re emphasizing this irrefutable historical fact that everyone should know so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trae-crowder/some-of-you-from-outside-the-south-may-be-wondering-why-we-re/)

[Trae Crowder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trae-crowder/)

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                        "text": "Adrian Rogers told us as often as he could he took the Bible literally. He illustrated by saying he believed the world was created in six 24-hour days. And he repeated this to make an impression upon us. In private (Jerry Vines was with us), I asked Rogers what he did with the slavery passages of the New Testament. Did he take them literally? He paused and said, 'Well, I believe slavery is a much-maligned institution. If we had slavery today, we would not have this welfare mess.'",
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                        "text": "“Animals are property. There are laws that supposedly protect animal interests in being treated “humanely,” but that term is interpreted in large part to mean that we cannot impose “unnecessary” harm on animals, and that is measured by what treatment is considered as necessary within particular industries, and according to customs of use, to exploit animals. The bottom line is that animals do not have any respect-based rights in the way that humans have, because we do not regard animals as having any moral value. They have only economic value. We value their interests economically, and we ignore their interests when it is economically beneficial for us to do so. At this point in time, it makes no sense to focus on the law, because as long as we regard animals as things, as a moral matter, the laws will necessarily reflect that absence of moral value and continue to do nothing to protect animals. We need to change social and moral thinking about animals before the law is going to do anything more.”",
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                        "text": "The incomparable James Walvin has done it again: he has crafted a beautifully written and deeply informed single volume history of the Atlantic slave trade and its consequences on three continents. This book is full of fresh ideas and astounding detail; it is at once great storytelling, punctuated with real people and voices, and an unblinking analysis of numerous great questions and paradoxes about the power of slavery in creating the Atlantic world over four centuries.",
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                        "text": "There is nothing grand or noble in having the use of a slave, in so far as he is a slave; or in issuing commands about necessary things. But it is an error to suppose that every sort of rule is despotic like that of a master over slaves, for there is as great a difference between the rule over freemen and the rule over slaves as there is between slavery by nature and freedom by nature . .",
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                        "text": "“But to the slave mother New Year's day comes laden with peculiar sorrows. She sits on her cold cabin floor, watching the children who may all be torn from her the next morning; and often does she wish that she and they might die before the day dawns. She may be an ignorant creature, degraded by the system that has brutalized her from childhood; but she has a mother's instincts, and is capable of feeling a mother's agonies.”",
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                        "text": "“Some of you from outside the South may be wondering why we’re emphasizing this irrefutable historical fact that everyone should know so strongly already. Well, it’s because there has been an unfortunate tendency down here to deflect as much attention as possible away from the atrocities that the South was responsible for before, during, and after the war, and to focus on the glory, the courage, and all that kind of shit instead. We name roads, schools, and parks after Confederate leaders. We erect statues in their honor. We revere them and honor them, all while ignoring the gigantic racist elephant in the room. 4 Look, it ain’t nothin’ wrong with glory and courage, and it’s completely legitimate to acknowledge the military greatness of some of the Confederacy’s leaders, but what’s not okay is to do so without also acknowledging their complicity in and tacit acceptance of one of the single most reprehensible and inhumane practices in human history. 5 It’s disingenuous. It’s cheap. It’s cowardly. We gotta cut that shit out. So, yes, we fought a war for slavery, and because sometimes the universe gets some shit right (waterfalls, potatoes, Scarlett Johansson), we lost. Which is another thing we apparently need to remind some of our fellow Southerners of. Not only did we fight a war for slavery, but we got our asses whupped. Until we can all agree to accept this and act accordingly, we’re never going to be able to move on. It’s nothing to be proud of, y’all—it really ain’t. We fought and we lost. But our defeat was a great victory for morality and for the country as a whole. Southerners tend to act as if the Civil War isn’t history but a scientific theory whose results can be disproven if discussed enough. It’s not. We lost. Get over it.”",
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