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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.
 And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves,
 While the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls read more 
 And ne'er shall the sons of Columbia be slaves,
 While the earth bears a plant, or the sea rolls its waves. 
 I would not have a slave to till my ground,
 To carry me, to fan me while I sleep,
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 I would not have a slave to till my ground,
 To carry me, to fan me while I sleep,
  And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth
   That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd. 
Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not a slave to self. Look read more
Before complaining that you are a slave to another, be sure that you are not a slave to self. Look within;...You will find there, perchance, slavish thoughts, slavish desires, and in your daily life and conduct slavish habits. Conquer these; cease to be a slave to self, and no man will have the power to enslave you.
 I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave 
and half free.  
 I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave 
and half free. 
 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.] 
 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. 
Cotton is king; or slavery in the Light of Political Economy.
Cotton is king; or slavery in the Light of Political Economy.
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.