Freedom Quote by Michael Eric Dyson

“If the fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence, as self-evident truths, are real truths, the existence of slavery, in any form, is a…

— John Quincy Adams

When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, declaring that all men were created equal, he owned slaves. Women couldn't vote. But, throughout history,…

— Marvin Ammori

“When William Johnson and slave walked down that long, winding American road toward freedom and justice, they didn't realize they would be speaking out…

— Joy Hakim

“When enough people realize that they are slaves but don't have to be, revolutions happen.”

— J.S.B. Morse

“This country was founded by slave owners who wanted to be free.”

— George Carlin

“Slaves dream of freedom, commoners dream of becoming kings, what do kings dream of?”

— Frederick Pohl

“American revolutionaries would invoke the same creation story against the British king’s claim to divine right, declaring: We hold these truths to be self-evident;…

— Elaine Pagels

“Although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the…

— Abraham Lincoln

“don't ever believe that kings were done with when the fathers of the country made a revolution.”

— B. Traven

“I have been so struck by the mettle of the men who founded this country and wrote the Constitution. What unbelievable persistence and integrity.…

— Rosanne Cash

“When a slave rebels, it is nothing much to the people who read about it later. Just thin words on thinner paper worn finer…

— N.K. Jemisin

“As Thomas Jefferson once noted, “Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of the day; but a series of oppressions,…

— Jim Marrs