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    Foreign slaves, as soon as they come within the limits of Gaul,
    that moment they are free.
    [Lat., Servi peregrini, ut primum Galliae fines penetraverint
    eodem momento liberi sunt.]

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They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
. . . .
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They are slaves who fear to speak
For the fallen and the weak;
. . . .
They are slaves who dare not be
In the right with two or three.

by James Russell Lowell Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every
man is free who breathes read more

The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every
man is free who breathes it.

by Sir James Mansfield Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the
free,--honorable alike in what we give and what read more

In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the
free,--honorable alike in what we give and what we preserve.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory read more

Consenting to slavery is a sacrilegious breach of trust, as offensive in the sight of God as it is derogatory from our own honor or interest of happiness

by John Adams Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Base is the slave that pays.

Base is the slave that pays.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Life without the courage for death is slavery

Life without the courage for death is slavery

by Seneca Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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[England] a soil whose air is deemed too pure for slaves to
breathe in.

[England] a soil whose air is deemed too pure for slaves to
breathe in.

by Capel Lofft Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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Lord Mansfield first established the grand doctrine that the air
of England is too pure to be breathed by read more

Lord Mansfield first established the grand doctrine that the air
of England is too pure to be breathed by a slave.

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Cotton is King.

Cotton is King.

by James H. Hammond Found in: Slavery Quotes,
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