Slaves Quotes

696 Slaves quotes by 483 unique authors

If men use their liberty in such a way as to surrender their liberty, are they thereafter any the less slaves? If people by a… — Herbert Spencer
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
Democracy has proved only that the best way to gain power over people is to assure the people that they are ruling themselves. Once they… — Joseph Sobran
I will form good habits and become their slaves. — Og Mandino
In 1841 you and I had together a tedious low-water trip, on a Steam Boat from Louisville to St. Louis. You may remember, as I… — Abraham Lincoln
Do the people of the South really entertain fears that a Republican administration would, directly, or indirectly, interfere with their slaves, or with them, about… — Abraham Lincoln
The augmentation of slaves weakens the states; and such a trade is diabolical in itself, and disgraceful to mankind. — George Mason
Another of my wishes is to depend as little as possible on the labour of slaves. — James Madison
In contemplating the pecuniary resources needed for the removal of such a number to so great a distance [freed slaves to Africa], my thoughts and… — James Madison
I believe a time will come when an opportunity will be offered to abolish this lamentable evil. Everything we do is to improve it, if… — Patrick Henry
Upon the decease [of] my wife, it is my Will and desire th[at] all the Slaves which I hold in [my] own right, shall receive… — George Washington
Your late purchase of an estate in the colony of Cayenne, with a view to emancipating the slaves on it, is a generous and noble… — George Washington
The crisis is arrived when we must assert our rights, or submit to every imposition, that can be heaped upon us, till custom and use… — George Washington
Religion! but for thee, prolific fiend, Who peoplest earth with demons, hell with men, And heaven with slaves! — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Go forth! Carry the good tidings to the poor, bind the wounds of the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom to slaves, open the doors of prisons to… — Pope Benedict XVI
God, the devil, good, evil, it's all in our heads, not in Heaven or Hell, which we also invented. We do not realize that, having… — Jose Saramago
As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth. — Mikhail Bakunin
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the… — Frederick Salomon Perls
They are hare-brain'd slaves. — William Shakespeare
In our desire to have government become our benefactor and sustainer, we have allowed it to become our taskmaster and overlord. As a result, we… — Chuck Baldwin
There can be no freedom of the individual, no democracy, without the capital system, the profit system, the private enterprise system. These are, in the… — Unknown Author
Few persons enjoy real liberty; we are all slaves to ideas or habits. — Alfred de Musset
Liberty is not for these slaves; I do not advocate inflicting it against their conscience. On the contrary, I am strongly in favor of letting… — H. L. Mencken
According to the Tax Foundation, taxes now consume more than 38% of the average family's budget. That is more than is spent on food, clothing,… — Daniel J. Mitchell
All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting… — Oliver Ellsworth

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