Be A Slave Quotes

84 Be A Slave quotes by 69 unique authors

And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves, while the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves. — Robert Treat Paine
Once a man has tasted freedom he will never be content to be a slave. That is why I believe that this frightfulness we see… — Walt Disney
Swords were given to men, that none might be Slaves, but such as know not how to use them. — Algernon Sidney
To every man, even though he be a slave, the light of heaven is sweet. — Euripides
It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them. — Epictetus
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. — Abraham Lincoln
I believe that it is better to tell the truth than a lie. I believe it is better to be free than to be a… — H. L. Mencken
But if you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to… — Josiah Stamp
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. — Henry David Thoreau
Whenever all men are...hastening to be slaves or tyrants we make Liberalism the prime bogey. — C.S. Lewis
To begin depriving death of its greatest advantage over us, let us adopt a way clean contrary to that common one; let us deprive death… — Michel de Montaigne
The aim of education is to develop resources in the child that will contribute to his well-being as long as life endures; to develop power… — David O. McKay
Those kids aren't dumb. But the people who run these schools want to make sure they don't get smart: they are really teaching the kids… — James A. Baldwin
Knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave. — Frederick Douglass
Abby: I could be a slave to your darkest desires. I can do things. Anything you want. Tommy: Well, that's terrific, because we have a… — Christopher Moore
I am two women: one wants to have all the joy, passion and adventure that life can give me. The other wants to be a… — Paulo Coelho
Only when the mind is free has the body a chance to be free. Yes, they must believe, they must believe. Because I know what… — Ernest Gaines
You think you're safe. Until you see a picture like that. And then you know you'll always be a slave to the present because the… — Ann-Marie MacDonald
Why let them order you about? Why let them tell you to hurry and scurry like ants or maggots? Take your time! Saunter a while!… — Harlan Ellison
What else can I do? Once you've gone this far you aren't fit for anything else. Something happens to your mind. You're overqualified, overspecialized, and… — Margaret Atwood
There has never been a slave who did not choose to be a slave. Their choice may be between bondage and death, but the choice… — George R. R. Martin
If you want to be a slave in life, then continue going around asking others to do for you. They will oblige, but you will… — Terry Goodkind
Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. — William Blake
Unless you have found something in life to live for that is more important to you than your own life, you will always be a… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Aristotle said that some people were only fit to be slaves. I do not contradict him. But I reject slavery because I see no men… — C.S. Lewis

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