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    I do not see how a barbarous community and a civilized community
    can constitute a state. I think we must get rid of slavery or we
    must get rid of freedom.

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The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are read more

The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.

by Mahatma Gandhi Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Cotton is King.

Cotton is King.

by James H. Hammond Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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[England] a soil whose air is deemed too pure for slaves to
breathe in.

[England] a soil whose air is deemed too pure for slaves to
breathe in.

by Capel Lofft Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory read more

Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest of happiness

by John Adams Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.

Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.

by David Garrick Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

For in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery.

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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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Base is the slave that pays.

Base is the slave that pays.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Excessive liberty leads both nations and individuals into
excessive slavery.
[Lat., Nimia libertas et populis et privatis in read more

Excessive liberty leads both nations and individuals into
excessive slavery.
[Lat., Nimia libertas et populis et privatis in nimiam servitutem
cadit.]

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