#avery

Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others. ↗

— Alexander Herzen

#better off #civilization #develop #expense #first

These Scriptures, therefore, are infinitely far from justifying the slavery under consideration; for it cannot be made to appear that one in a thousand of these slaves has done any thing to forfeit his own liberty. ↗

— Samuel Hopkins

#appear #cannot #consideration #done #far

We can constitutionally extirpate slavery at this time. ↗

— Robert Dale Owen

#slavery #time

Harry - you're a great wizard, you know." "I'm not as good as you," said Harry, very embarrassed, as she let go of him. "Me!" said Hermione. "Books! And cleverness! There are more important things - friendship and bravery and - oh Harry - be careful! ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#friendship #greatness #loyalty #friendship

No slavery can be abolished without a double emancipation, and the master will benefit by freedom more than the freed-man. ↗

— Thomas Huxley

#double #emancipation #freedom #master #more

I do not weep: I loathe tears, for they are a sign of slavery. ↗

— Max Beckmann

#i do #loathe #sign #slavery #tears

Farming with live animals is a 7 day a week, legal form of slavery. ↗

— George Segal

#farming #form #legal #live #slavery

Throughout the years, many Christian women have told me of their great respect for the bravery and courage evident in my work, perhaps even gesturing to their own Isis earrings or a Nile River Goddess pendants. ↗

— Carol P. Christ

#christian #courage #earrings #even #evident

...In the end, there's no sort of difference between dying from ignorance and dying under the feet of thousands of men who have regained their freedom. You close your eyes, and then there's nothing anymore. And death is never difficult. It requires neither a hero nor a slave. It eats what it's served. ↗

— Philippe Claudel

#freedom #humanity #slavery #death

The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission. ↗

— James A. Garfield

#may #remission #said #shedding #sin