SLAVERY QUOTES

“Slavery is founded in the selfishness of man’s nature; opposition to it is his love of justice.” – Abraham Lincoln

“One had better die fighting against injustice than die like a dog or a rat in a trap.” – Ida B. Wells-Barnett

“If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.” – Abraham Lincoln

“No one is truly free while others are oppressed.” – Nelson Mandela

“Only a free person can be truly moral; a slave is moral only to avoid punishment.” – Aristotle

“He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.” – Thomas Paine

“Slavery was not born of racism; rather, racism was the consequence of slavery.” – Eric Williams

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination are a part of the social fabric of our nation.” – Jerry Moran

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.” – Elie Wiesel

“The slave has but one master, the ambitious man has as many as there are persons whose aid may contribute to the advancement of his fortunes.” – Jean de La Bruyère

“Slavery is theft – theft of a life, theft of work, theft of any property or produce, theft even of the children a slave might have borne.” – Kevin Bales

“Slavery is the prolongation of human sacrifice in the name of a higher principle. It is victimization for the benefit of someone else.” – Michael Parenti

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr. LIBRARY QUOTES AND SAYINGS

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.” – Thomas Jefferson

“Slavery is so vile and miserable an estate of man, and so directly opposite to the generous temper and courage of our nation.” – William Petty

“We may be indifferent to the issue of slavery, but we cannot escape the implications of the fact that racism is still pervasive in our society.” – Bob Marley

“Slavery is an evil of colossal magnitude, destructive of every interest of the human family, and held in place and in power by the combined authority of Church and State.” – Frederick Douglass

“I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.” – Frederick Douglass

“The race question can only be settled by blending the races.” – Booker T. Washington

“Slavery is not a human inevitability. It only exists because we fail to fight against it.” – Kevin Bales

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela

“The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. Freedom and slavery are mental states.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” – Desmond Tutu

“The history of slavery is a history of the exploitation of the weak by the strong and a cry for justice from the victims.” – James A. Baldwin

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Slavery is theft – theft of a life, theft of work, theft of any property or produce, theft even of the children a slave might have borne.” – Kevin Bales

“Slavery is an evil of colossal magnitude, destructive of every interest of the human family, and held in place and in power by the combined authority of Church and State.” – Frederick Douglass