Common Quote by George Washington

What shall be said, then, of those who insist upon ignoring the question of slavery as not involved in this deadly feud, and maintain…

— William Lloyd Garrison

I do not wish to be misunderstood upon this subject of slavery in this country. I suppose it may long exist, and perhaps the…

— Abraham Lincoln

“If slavery be the destined sword of the hand of the destroying angel which is to sever the ties of this Union, the same…

— John Quincy Adams

We must work together, across nations and sectors. Only then will we consign the hideous crime of slavery to the history books.

— Penny Mordaunt

If not now, then when? If not you, then who? If we are able to answer these fundamental questions, then perhaps we can wipe…

— Kailash Satyarthi

God knows I detest slavery but it is an existing evil, and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed…

— Millard Fillmore

If we don't unite, chances are we will go back into slavery.

— John Henrik Clarke

“God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil, for which we are not responsible, and we must endure it, and…

— Robert J. Rayback

We believe that the spreading out and perpetuity of the institution of slavery impairs the general welfare. We believe - nay, we know, that…

— Abraham Lincoln

Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of things in which, with slavery still existing, we should…

— Robert Dale Owen

I think when a society has such a profoundly dark and awful evil such as slavery in its history, then it leaves scars that…

— Ani DiFranco

God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil, for which we are not responsible, and we must endure it, till…

— Millard Fillmore