Slaves Quotes

696 Slaves quotes by 483 unique authors

Student loans are destroying the imagination of youth. If there’s a way of a society committing mass suicide, what better way than to take all… — David Graeber
Haiti was founderd by a righteous revolution in 1804 and became the first black republic. It was the first country to break the chains of… — Paul Farmer
Then it was that the exports of slaves from Virginia and the Carolinas was so great that the population of those States remained almost, if… — Henry Charles Carey
Life without hope, the slavery of mankind-a bondage so hopeless that slaves will no longer know they are slaves. Wealth without happiness, abundance without the… — Unknown Author
All of us are slaves to the prejudices of our own dimension. — Thomas Banchoff
Besides all this, if you are idle, and take to bad courses, you will hurt those of your brethren who are slaves, and do all… — Jupiter Hammon
The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to… — Angelina Grimke
In language that is searing and lyrical, evocative and precise, this exceptional book thinks with the zombies, specters, felons, slaves, dogs, cadavers, and other entities… — Donna J. Haraway
The Italians always made good wine, but you had the impression they were friendly guys in straw hats running family vineyards with slaves or something… — Joe Bob Briggs
I suppose I have had more advantages and privileges than most of you, who are slaves have ever known, and I believe more than many… — Jupiter Hammon
The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than… — Tom G. Palmer
John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection. — John Sergeant Wise
The world's greatest need is preaching preachers. The Gospel is our emancipation proclamation: let's take it to the slaves of sin. — Lester Roloff
I read a funny story about how the Republicans freed the slaves. The Republicans are the ones who created slavery by law in the 1600's.… — Marion Barry
We are aware that the order of God requires the exercise of humility, but not of servility of slaves; but a humility that can be… — John Andreas Widtsoe
In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated merchants… — Jack Weatherford
We are runaway slaves from our own past, and only by turning to face the hounds can we find our freedom beyond them. — Timothy B. Tyson
Two forms of government are favorable to the prevalence of falsehood and deceit. Under a Despotism, men are false, treacherous, and deceitful through fear, like… — Albert Pike
I have sworn to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and I will....I have come to peace with myself, my… — Timothy McVeigh
Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing ...[and] every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. — George Mason
Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free… — Thomas Clarkson
The ability to suffer is a small matter - weak women and even slaves can acheive virtuosity in that. — Friedrich Nietzsche
We are but the veriest, sorriest slaves of our stomach. Reach not after morality and righteousness, my friends; watch vigilantly your stomach, and diet it… — Jerome K. Jerome
On this proud and beautiful mountain we have lived hours of fraternal, warm and exalting nobility. Here for a few days we have ceased to… — Lionel Terray
So about 80 years after the Constitution is ratified, the slaves are freed. Not so you'd really notice it of course; just kinda on paper.… — George Carlin

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