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Quote Genre: Slavery
Proverb – ‘The buyer buys for as little…
‘The buyer buys for as little as possible; the seller sells for as much as possible. (Emptor emit quam Minimo potest venditor vendit quam maximo potest.)’
Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘If you put a chain around th…
‘If you put a chain around the neck of a slave the other end fastens itself around your own.’
Quote Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quote Genre: Slavery
Frederick Douglass – ‘You have seen how a man was …
‘You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man.’
Quote Author: Frederick Douglass
Quote Genre: Slavery
Joseph R. Sizoo D.D. – ‘It is a tragedy when the min…
‘It is a tragedy when the mind soul and heart are in slavery in a way of life which refuses to recognize that people have rights before God. It is a war which makes hate a badge of honor slavery … Continue reading
Quote Author: Joseph R. Sizoo D.D.
Quote Genre: Slavery
George Bernard Shaw – ‘We know now that the soul is…
‘We know now that the soul is the body and the body the soul. They tell us they are different because they want to persuade us that we can keep our souls if we let them make slaves of our … Continue reading
Quote Author: George Bernard Shaw
Quote Genre: Slavery
Elizabeth Cady Stanton – ‘The prolonged slavery of wom…
‘The prolonged slavery of women is the darkest page in human history.’
Quote Author: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Quote Genre: Slavery
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. – ‘Our statute books gradually …
‘Our statute books gradually became laden with gross stereotyped distinctions between the sexes and indeed throughout much of the 19th century the position of women in our society was in many respects comparable to that of blacks under the pre-Civil … Continue reading
Quote Author: Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
Quote Genre: Slavery
Simone de Beauvoir – ‘When we abolish the slavery …
‘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.’
Quote Author: Simone de Beauvoir
Quote Genre: Slavery
William Pitt the Younger Pitt – ‘Necessity is the plea for ev…
‘Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.’
Quote Author: William Pitt the Younger Pitt
Quote Genre: Slavery
William Pitt the Elder Pitt – ‘Necessity is the excuse for …
‘Necessity is the excuse for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of the tyrant and the creed of the slave.’
Quote Author: William Pitt the Elder Pitt
Quote Genre: Slavery