Civil war Quote by Henry L. Benning

Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet.

— Lupita Nyong'o

Slavery is something that affects all of us. It's all of our history.

— John Ridley

You got to remember that slavery's very complex. It has a lot of levels to it.

— Paul Mooney

But, sir, the great cause of complaint now is the slavery question, and the questions growing out of it. If there is any other…

— John Brown Baldwin

Slavery always has, and always will produce insurrections wherever it exists, because it is a violation of the natural order of things.

— Angelina Grimke

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

Where annual elections end, there slavery begins

— John Adams

It is easy to see that when republican virtue fails, slavery ensues.

— Thomas Paine

Now, take the Constitution according to its plain reading, and I defy the presentation of a single pro-slavery clause in it. On the other…

— Frederick Douglass

Where annual elections end where slavery begins.

— John Quincy Adams

“To my way of thinking, the slavery issue is just an excuse to allow some people to do hateful things and feel righteous about…

— Joan Lowery Nixon

Where annual elections end, there slavery begins ... Humility, patience, and moderation, without which every man in power becomes a ravenous beast of prey.

— John Adams