[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.

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

Better to starve free than be a fat slave

I would not have a slave to till my ground,
To carry me, to fan me while I sleep,
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I would not have a slave to till my ground,
To carry me, to fan me while I sleep,
And tremble when I wake, for all the wealth
That sinews bought and sold have ever earn'd.

Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.

Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave
and half free.

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave
and half free.

Base is the slave that pays.

Base is the slave that pays.

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

Foreign slaves, as soon as they come within the limits of Gaul,
that moment they are free.
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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.]

Life without the courage for death is slavery

Life without the courage for death is slavery