Slave Quotes

1576 Slave quotes by 962 unique authors

Independent of its connection with human destiny hereafter, the fate of republican government is indissolubly bound up with the fate of the Christian religion, and… — Lewis Cass
If the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such… — Samuel Adams
Being deceived into thinking the perks of slavery are a good thing, we can easily aquire a preference for chains and a taste for the… — Dennis Green
That which commands admiration in the white woman only hastens the degradation of the female slave. — Patricia Hill Collins
Who is the descendant of the slavemasters a descendant of slaves to fight other people in thier own country? — Muhammad Ali
The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims. The most perfect slaves are, therefore, those which blissfully and unawaredly enslave themselves.… — Donald James
War is the father and king of all: some he has made gods, and some men; some slaves and some free. — Heraclitus
Power, like a desolating pestilence, Pollutes whate'er it touches; and obedience, Bane of all genius, virtue, freedom, truth, Makes slaves of men, and of the… — Percy Bysshe Shelley
For still the new transcends the old In signs and tokens manifold; Slaves rise up men; the olive waves, With roots deep set in battle… — John Greenleaf Whittier
Don't become a slave to technology - manage your phone, don't let it manage you. — Richard Branson
I didn't want to be a slave to any passion anymore. I gave up card playing altogether, even bridge and gambling - more or less.… — Omar Sharif
But assuming the same premises, to wit, that all men are equal by the law of nature and of nations, the right of property in… — William H. Seward
It is a great mistake, as we have already remarked, to be afraid of Him and to act in His presence like a timid and… — Alphonsus Liguori
Most minds are the slaves of external circumstances, and conform to any hand that undertakes to mould them. — Samuel Johnson
As long as we require someone else to make us happy, we are slaves. — Swami Vivekananda
Now the Bible tells us that we are all by nature, sinners, that we are slaves to sin and Satan, and that unless we are… — Jupiter Hammon
Every member of the society spies on the rest, and it is his duty to inform against them. All are slaves and equal in their… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
The human beings at the helm of the new nation [USA], whatever their limitations [slave owners, anti-democracy], were truly revolutionary. The theory of liberty born… — Naomi Wolf
So long as women are slaves, men will be knaves. — Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A man is none the less a slave because he is allowed to choose a new master once in a term of years. Neither are… — Lysander Spooner
The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master. — Ayn Rand
The pair smiled desperately at one another. And for the first time ever, despite the fact that everyone he knew - even the gods themselves… — Darren Shan
As soon as we react, we become slaves. A man blames me, and I immediately react in the form of anger. A little vibration which… — Swami Vivekananda
Is it freedom to be a slave to the senses, to anger, to jealousies and a hundred other petty things that must occur every day… — Swami Vivekananda
Of all insults, the temporary condescension of a master to a slave is the most outrageous and galling. That potentate who most condescends, mark him… — Herman Melville

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