Civilization Quote by Victor Hugo

Slavery as an institution that degraded man to a thing has never died out. In some periods of history it has flourished: many civilizations…

— Milton Meltzer

“For example, at the fall of Rome there was very extensive slavery everywhere in Europe; by the time of the “Renaissance” it was long…

— Rodney Stark

We believe slavery was abolished with Abraham Lincoln; unfortunately, human slavery is alive and well.

— Marisol Nichols

When we hear the word 'slavery,' it can be easy to dismiss it as a relic, a crime from the history books, a shameful…

— Penny Mordaunt

There's still nearly the same amount of slavery, if not more, in the world today, as there was at the height of the slave…

— Benedict Cumberbatch

The end of capitalism is the end of modern day slavery.

— Jeremy Limn

“The struggle against slavery went on forever, the struggle for women's rights has been going on for centuries, the effort to overcome"wage slavery"—that's been…

— Noam Chomsky

It's not that hard to say slavery is wrong after we've abolished it.

— Shane Claiborne

The buying and selling of women, girls and boys is a frightening modern day form of slavery that must be stopped.

— Chris Hansen

Millions of our fellow human beings continue to live as contemporary slaves, victims of abominable practices like human trafficking, forced labour and sexual exploitation.…

— Ban Ki-moon

It is often asserted that as woman has always been man's slave--subject--inferior--dependent, under all forms of government and religion, slavery must be her normal…

— Susan B. Anthony

Slavery is illegal everywhere, but it exists all over the world.

— Lisa Kristine