Genocide Quote by Thomas Chatterton Williams

Slavery was our nation's original sin.

— William Barr

America was founded on the backs of slaves.

— Bob Dylan

Slavery is America's original sin and was the great global injustice of that age.

— Chrystia Freeland

The United States was founded on the idea that all people are endowed with inalienable rights, and that principle has allowed us to work…

— Barack Obama

The land on which they (the Founding Fathers) formed this Union was stolen. The hands with which they built this nation were enslaved. The…

— Melissa Harris-Perry

The United States was built on the idea that we could create a free country that would serve as a haven for those fleeing…

— Ted Lieu

The United States, after all, was founded by men of liberal sentiment who were seeking to promote the greatest good for the greatest number,…

— Douglas Massey

This country was founded upon the principle that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…

— Anonymous

Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

— Leonard Boswell

The United States is a country founded on the ideal of freedom and equality, values later underlined by key historical figures like Abraham Lincoln…

— Katty Kay

“Thanks to an ingenious constitution, their geographical isolation from potential rivals, and a magnificent endowment of natural resources, the Americans managed to build an…

— John Lewis Gaddis

America was founded by statesmen who were guided by strong moral and political principles. These principles have allowed this nation to flourish and continually…

— Jeff Van Drew