"There is no justification for the common claim……" — Margaret E. Knight

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• I am for socialism, disarmament, and, ultimately, for abolishing the state itself... I seek the social ownership of property, the… — Roger Nash Baldwin
• Abolition of a woman's right to abortion, when and if she wants it, amounts to compulsory maternity: a form of… — Edward Abbey
• Elimination of illiteracy is as serious an issue to our history as the abolition of slavery. — Maya Angelou
• Of course, some will say the goal [of abolition] is a utopian dream of human perfection. We needn't worry. There… — Jonathan Schell
• For centuries the Bible's emphasis on compassion and love for our neighbor has inspired institutional and governmental expressions of benevolent… — Ronald Reagan
• My views and feelings (are) in favor of the abolition of war-and I hope it is practicable, by improving the… — Thomas Jefferson
• In this sense, the theory of the Communists may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property.… — Karl Marx
• I wish from my soul that the legislature of this State could see the policy of a gradual Abolition of… — George Washington
• The abolition of domestic slavery is the great object of desire in those colonies, where it was unhappily introduced in… — Thomas Jefferson
• All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the… — Oliver Ellsworth
• For every social wrong there must be a remedy. But the remedy can be nothing less than the abolition of… — Henry George
• I don't want a moratorium on the death penalty. I want the abolition of it. I can't understand why a… — Desmond Tutu

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