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Where bastard Freedom waves
Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.
Where bastard Freedom waves
Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
Better to starve free than be a fat slave
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.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
Whatever day
Makes man a slave, takes half his worth away.
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.
Resolved, That the compact which exists between the North and the
South is a covenant with death and an read more
Resolved, That the compact which exists between the North and the
South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell;
involving both parties in atrocious criminality, and should be
immediately annulled.
- William Lloyd Garrison,
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the read more
When we abolish the slavery of half of humanity, together with the whole system of hypocrisy it implies, then the "division" of humanity will reveal its genuine significance and the human couple will find its true form.
He is sometimes slave who should be master; and sometimes master
who should be slave.
[Lat., Fit in read more
He is sometimes slave who should be master; and sometimes master
who should be slave.
[Lat., Fit in dominatu servitus, in servitute dominatus.]
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.
