Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the peop

Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them a higher one. – Maria Weston Chapman

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Therere two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave. – Nikki Giovanni

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Slavery is no more sinful, by the Christian code, than it is sinful to wear a whole coat, while another is in tatters, to eat a better meal than a neighbor, or otherwise to enjoy ease and plenty, while our fellow creatures are suffering and in want. – James Fenimore Cooper

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The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and make united rebellion against the oppressor inconceivable. – Andrea Dworkin

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The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility. – Georges Bataille

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