"When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling."

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Source : Thomas Clarkson (1787). “An Essay on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species: Particularly the African, Translated from a Latin Dissertation, which was Honoured with the First Prize, in the University of Cambridge, for the Year 1785, with Additions. [One Line from Livy]”, p.52

Thomas Clarkson

#Government Quotes #Desire Quotes #Saws Quotes

“They can fatten me up. They can give me a full body polish, dress me up, and make me beautiful again. They can design dream weapons that come to life in my hands, but they will never again brainwash me into the necessity of using them. I no longer feel allegiance to these monsters called human beings, despite being one myself.”
“In the last century, everybody was singing lower.”
“A little instruction in the elements of chartographyâ€”a little practice in the use of the compass and the spirit level, a topographical map of the town common, an excursion with a road mapâ€”would have given me a fat round earth in place of my paper ghost.”
“I do readings at the public library. I just did a benefit scene night for my old acting teacher.”
“We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it simple and sharp. To make it connect. To make it make people want to act.”
“We had a majority in 1990, 1994, 1996, we lost it every time. You know why? Because we compromised... We don't need a majority. We need an irate, tireless minority. We need people who are just going to stand for the truth.”
“Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.”
“A work of art comes only from inside a human being.”

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