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Slaves Quotes

Freedom is defined as much by what slavery denied as by what it took.

This page of slaves quotes reflects on bondage and the freedom fighters who resisted it, including the reminder that we can also become slaves to whatever we simply don't understand. See more in our Arms quotes.

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Quotes by William Blackstone

We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.

Quotes by Vernon Howard

Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.

Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

Abraham Quotes

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves, Robert Lincoln bought a nice ski lodge.

Quotes by Sarah Vowell

Fear is the passion of slaves.

Quotes by Patrick Henry

The slaves had food stamps, too. It was called 'scraps from Massa's table.'

Quotes by Niger Innis

Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth were slaves by birth, freedom fighters by temperament.

Quotes by Nancy Gibbs

Gifts make slaves.

Quotes by Levi Strauss

Abraham Lincoln Quotes

Moses freed the Jews. Lincoln freed the slaves. I freed the neurotics.

Quotes by Larry Flynt

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

Quotes by Jose Rizal

John Brown was tried for treason, murder, and inciting slaves to insurrection.

Quotes by John Sergeant Wise

The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.

Quotes by Jim Hightower

Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.

Quotes by James Thomson

Arms Quotes

If we are not represented, we are slaves.

Quotes by James Otis

Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine.

Quotes by James Cash Penney

Any unarmed people are slaves, or are subject to slavery at any given moment.

Quotes by Huey Newton

Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

Quotes by Herbert Marcuse

Then it was that the exports of slaves from Virginia and the Carolinas was so great that the population of those States remained almost, if not quite stationary.

Quotes by Henry Charles Carey

Been Quotes

The severe household has no fierce slaves, but it is the affectionate mother.

Quotes by Han Fei

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Frequently Asked Questions

What themes do these slaves quotes cover?
They reflect on bondage, resistance, and freedom, including how being enslaved historically denied people even the right to carry arms.
Do any quotes mention historical freedom fighters?
Yes, one quote names Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth as people who were enslaved by birth and became freedom fighters by temperament.
Is 'slaves' used here in a figurative sense too?
Yes, one quote states that people are slaves to whatever they don't understand, using the word beyond its historical meaning.
Do any quotes describe conditions enslaved people faced?
Yes, one quote recalls that enslaved people received food rations once called scraps from the table.
Where can I find more quotes about freedom?
See our Arms quotes for related reflections on freedom and rights.

One line points out enslaved people once received food rations they called scraps from the table, a hard historical detail worth remembering. Continue with Been quotes.