Claims Quote by William Wells Brown

“Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.” quote by William Wells Brown — Download Open image

“Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.”

William Wells Brown

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This is called 'the land of the free and the home of the brave'; it is called the 'asylum of the oppressed,' and some…

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People don't follow titles, they follow courage.

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The last struggle for our rights, the battle for our civilization, is entirely with ourselves.

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The duty I owe to the slave, to truth, and to God, demands that I should use my pen and tongue so long as…

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Though slavery is thought, by some, to be mild in Missouri, when compared with the cotton, sugar and rice growing states, yet no part…

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The last great struggle for our rights; the battle for our own civilization, is entirely with ourselves, and the problem is to be solved…

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All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a…

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I would have the Constitution torn in shreds and scattered to the four winds of heaven. Let us destroy the Constitution and build on…

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I was not only hunting for my liberty, but also hunting for my name.

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