Quotes having the keyword Slaves
Nor was it only from the millions of slaves that chains had been removed; the whole nation had been in bondage; free speech had been suppressed.
by Matthew Simpson (Clergyman, American , born in 1811) keywords: been, bondage, chains, free, had, millions, nation, nor, only, removed, slaves, speech, suppressed , whole Every country we conquer feeds us. And these are just a few of the good things we'll have when this war is over. Slaves working for us everywhere while we sit back with a fork in our hands and a whip on our knees.
by Curt Siodmak (Novelist, German , born in 1902) keywords: back, conquer, country, every, everywhere, feeds, few, fork, good, hands, just, knees, our, over, sit, slaves, these, things, us, war, while, whip , working But if you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to create money and control credit.
by Josiah Stamp (Businessman, British , born in 1880) keywords: bankers, banks, continue, control, cost, create, credit, money, own, pay, slavery, slaves, then, want , your In 1790 we had less than eight hundred thousand slaves. Under our mild and humane administration of the system they have increased above four millions.
by Robert Toombs (Politician, American , born in 1810) keywords: above, administration, eight, four, had, humane, hundred, increased, less, mild, millions, our, slaves, system, than, thousand , under Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.
by Sarah Vowell (Author, American , born in 1969) keywords: abraham, bought, freed, lincoln, lodge, nice, robert, ski , slaves I have always believed, heretofore, in the doctrines of the Declaration of Independence, that all men are born free and equal; but of late it appears that some men are born slaves, and I regret that they are not black, so all the world might know them.
by Benjamin F. Wade (Politician, American , born in 1800) keywords: always, appears, believed, black, born, declaration, doctrines, equal, free, heretofore, independence, know, late, men, might, regret, slaves, some, them , world A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy.
by Mercy Otis Warren (Playwright, American , born in 1970) keywords: aristocracy, banish, domestic, general, independence, kind, liberty, naturally, nourish, seeds, sense, slaves, superfluity, train, usually , wealth The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
by George Washington (President, American , born in 1732) keywords: americans, determine, free, hand, men, must, near, slaves, time, whether , which In our natural state, we are glorious beings. In the world of illusion, we are lost and imprisoned, slaves to our appetites and our will to false power.
by Marianne Williamson (Author, American , born in 1952) keywords: appetites, beings, false, glorious, illusion, imprisoned, lost, natural, our, power, slaves, state, will , world Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the slaves, that did not suit the uncompromising views of people in places like Richmond.
by John Sergeant Wise (Author, American , born in 1846) keywords: did, education, elevation, emancipation, father, gradual, had, manhood, masses, notions, places, public, richmond, schools, slaves, suffrage, suit, uncompromising , views Wealthy men, too, like several of those in our neighborhood, had so many slaves that they were compelled to buy other plantations on which to employ them.
by John Sergeant Wise (Author, American , born in 1846) keywords: buy, compelled, employ, had, many, men, neighborhood, other, our, plantations, several, slaves, them, those, too, wealthy, were , which Many slaves on this continent are oppressed, and their cries have reached the ears of the Most High. Such are the purity and certainty of his judgments, that he cannot be partial in our favor.
by John Woolman (Clergyman, American , born in 1720) keywords: cannot, certainty, continent, cries, ears, favor, high, his, judgments, many, most, oppressed, our, partial, purity, reached, slaves, such , their
