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Lord Mansfield first established the grand doctrine that the air
of England is too pure to be breathed by read more

Lord Mansfield first established the grand doctrine that the air
of England is too pure to be breathed by a slave.

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Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs
Receive our air, that moment they are free;
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Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs
Receive our air, that moment they are free;
They touch our country, and their shackles fall.

by William Cowper Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Life without the courage for death is slavery

Life without the courage for death is slavery

by Seneca Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the
free,--honorable alike in what we give and what read more

In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the
free,--honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.

Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.

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They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
. . . .
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They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
. . . .
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted

I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted

by Frederick Douglass Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Better to starve free than be a fat slave

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

by Aesop Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every
man is free who breathes read more

The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every
man is free who breathes it.

by Sir James Mansfield Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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