Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge, but they will never even stop to learn.
Slaves - Slavery Quotes
The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it.
Lincoln was known to have told one of this generals, Daniel H. Chamberlain, that he considered himself “only an instrument” in the antislavery struggle. “The logic and power of (William Lloyd) Garrison,” said Lincoln, “and the antislavery people of the country and the army, have done it all.”
It is wrong to admit into the Constitution the idea that there can be property in man.
World War is the second worst activity of mankind, the worst being acquiescence in slavery.
But I must own to the shame of my own countrymen, that I was first kidnapped and betrayed by my own complexion, who were the first cause of my exile and slavery; but if there were no buyers there would be no sellers. (1787)
In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
The possession of arms is the distinction between a freeman and a slave. He, who has nothing, and who himself belongs to another, must be defended by him, whose property he is, and needs no arms. But he, who thinks he is his own master, and has what he can call his own, ought to […]
Zosime’s form was once a slave; Her soul ne’er’ slavery knew – And now, the freedom of the grave has reached her body too.
A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader… if […]
