"They [slaves] have stabbed themselves for freedom-jumped into the waves for freedom-starved for freedom-fought like very tigers for freedom! But they have been hung, and burned, and shot-and their tyrants have been their historians!"

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Source : "An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans". Book by Lydia Maria Child, Chapter VI, utc.iath.virginia.edu. 1833.

Lydia M. Child

#Tyrants Quotes #Justice Quotes #Wave Quotes

“Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.”

Source : FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Oct 04, 2011
“How come Aquaman can control whales? Theyâ€™re mammals! Makes no sense.”

Source : Andy Weir (2014). “The Martian”, p.64, Random House
“When I finally went to school I had to adjust to other girls and learn their fiendish ways. Having learnt them, I turned them on all and sundry.”
“Losers make promises they often break. Winners make commitments they always keep.”
“Anyone who thinks Christmas doesn't last all year just doesn't have a Mastercard.”
“My first playpen was a cardboard box.”
“My work has made me tolerant of memory mistakes by family and friends. You don't have to call them lies. I think we could be generous and say maybe this is a false memory.”

Source : "I Could Have Sworn". Interview with Alison George, www.slate.com. September 8, 2013.
“What do they say about meeting a bear in the woods? Oh right, you shouldn't. And to make sure you don't, you should make a lot of noise so that they'll will know where you are and keep their distance because, supposedly, they're as nervous of us as we are of them. Which is all goo, except this bear doesn't seem the least bit nervous. He's giving me a look like I'm Goldilocks, ate his porridge, broke his chair, slept in his bed, and now it's payback time."- Widdershins”

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