Nature Quote by Alfred Marshall

Slavery is also as ancient as war, and war as human nature.

— Voltaire

Slavery in West Africa, and in Rome and in the Mediterranean, was something different than slavery in America.

— Edward Ball

Aristotle [would] probably conclude most Americans, for all intents and purposes, are slaves.

— David Graeber

“Slavery is as old as civilization, and has been practiced all over the world. It was ubiquitous in antiquity, and is taken for granted…

— David Livingstone Smith

“A slave was cheaper than a mule. Slavery, despicable topic, rarely appeared in poetry or onstage or in the paintings that decorated urns and…

— Eduardo Galeano

“Contrary to Aristotle, there is no known biological difference between slaves and free people.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“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

Slavery was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all…

— Jefferson Davis

“My creed on the subject of slavery is short. Slavery per se is not sin. It is a social condition ordained from the beginning…

— Samuel Morse

“Aristotle argued that slaves have a ‘slavish nature’ whereas free people have a ‘free nature’. Their status in society is merely a reflection of…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Slavery is America's original sin and was the great global injustice of that age.

— Chrystia Freeland

“Slavery is simply a possession of the mind, before the individual submits their spiritual component to the will of another person or deity.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo