Creatures Quote by James Forten

Slavery is perhaps the greatest affront to the fundamental principle of individual liberty.

— Ed Davey

Mankind may amuse themselves with theoretic systems of liberty... but we can only discern its true value by the practical and wretched effects of…

— Mercy Otis Warren

Liberty is not for these slaves; I do not advocate inflicting it against their conscience. On the contrary, I am strongly in favor of…

— H. L. Mencken

If we cannot give freedom to every creature, let us do nothing that will impose slavery upon any other creature.

— Abraham Lincoln

These are no ordinary claims; and it seems hardly possible for a rational being to regard them with even a subdued interest; much less…

— Simon Greenleaf

“The preservation of liberty depends upon the intellectual and moral character of the people. As long as knowledge and virtue are diffused generally among…

— David McCullough

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

— Abraham Lincoln

Few persons enjoy real liberty; we are all slaves to ideas or habits.

— Alfred de Musset

“Animal welfarism is a blatant lie. Anyone who truly cares for the welfare of another, would never dream of exploiting them. For just as…

— Mango Wodzak

In every man's mind the good seeds of liberty are planted, and he who brings his fellow down so low, as to make him…

— Henry Highland Garnet

I can never acknowledge the right of slavery. I will bow down to no deity however worshipped by professing Christians - however dignified by…

— Thaddeus Stevens

“The opposite of liberty is slavery.”

— Joseph Befumo