#slavery

Slavery and freedom cannot exist together. ↗

— Ernestine L. Rose

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I declare and protest in advance, that I do not intend, at this time at least; to be drawn or driven into the question of slavery, in either of its subdivisions or forms. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#declare #drawn #driven #either #forms

If the states had to vote on slavery, we would have lost the vote. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#lost #slavery #states #vote #would

If you don't feel apologetic for slavery, if you don't feel apologetic for colonialism, if you feel proud of it then say that. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#colonialism #feel #proud #say #slavery

Every where the years bring to all enough of sin and sorrow; but in slavery the very dawn of life is darkened by these shadows. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#darkened #dawn #enough #every #life

If you want to be fully convinced of the abominations of slavery, go on a southern plantation, and call yourself a negro trader. Then there will be no concealment; and you will see and hear things that will seem to you impossible among human beings with immortal souls. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#among #beings #call #concealment #convinced

When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women. ↗

— Harriet Ann Jacobs

#been #before #ever #far #girl

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for it. ↗

— John Ruskin

#distinguishing #price #sign #slavery

A great fortune is a great slavery. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#great #slavery

If slavery, limited as it yet is, now threatens to subvert the Constitution, how can we as wise and prudent statesmen, enlarge its boundaries and increase its influence, and thus increase already impending dangers? ↗

— William H. Seward

#boundaries #constitution #dangers #enlarge #how