Captivity is the greatest of all evils that can befall one. – Miguel de Cervantes
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To relive the relationship between owner and slave we can consider how we treat our cars and dogs — a dog exercising a somewhat similar leverage on our mercies and an automobile being comparable in value to a slave in those days. – Edward Hoagland
The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it. – Thomas Jefferson
Thy treasures of gold Are dim with the blood of the hearts thou hast sold; Thy home may be lovely, but round it I hear The crack of the whip, and the footsteps of fear. – Lydia Maria Child
You have a lot of ups and downs in coaching, especially, but I cant remember any bad times at this point. I mean, theyre all good. A lot of tears when you lose, a lot of down times, but I cant remember any of them. Theyre all positive now. Even the bad times were good. – Don Nelson
