Slave Quotes

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Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners. — Vladimir Lenin
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. — Abraham Lincoln
In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free - honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve. We shall… — Abraham Lincoln
Rock n' Roll came from the slaves singing gospel in the fields. Their lives were hell and they used music to lift out of it,… — Meat Loaf
I don't have an assistant. I make a lot of people around me my slaves, but no assistant. — Shirley MacLaine
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves. — Herbert Marcuse
The real names of our people were destroyed during slavery. The last name of my forefathers was taken from them when they were brought to… — Malcolm X
My father didn't know his real name. My father got his name from his grandfather and he got his name from his grandfather and he… — Malcolm X
The problems with First Ladies is that you have to set the standard. My role is to be both star and slave. — Imelda Marcos
The poor despise labor when performed by slaves. — George Mason
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
Too many Christians live their lives like slaves - to the devil - because they believe his lies more than they trust God. — Joyce Meyer
No slave is a slave to the same lengths, and in so full a sense of the word, as a wife is. — John Stuart Mill
A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are people who helped him get his fortune. — Wilson Mizner
The wealthy have never liked to pay for the labor that enriches them. Ever since slavery was eliminated, they have been trying to keep it… — Michael Moore
I've read stories of slave owners who were very generous. They didn't keep them in shackles, they didn't whip the slaves, they built schools and… — Michael Moore
Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves. — Thomas Moore
Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also… — Robert Mugabe
Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment. — Huey Newton
'The Accursed' is very much a novel about social injustice as the consequence of the terrible, tragic division of classes - the exploitation not only… — Joyce Carol Oates

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