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David Walker

"Now, I ask you, had you not rather be killed than to be a slave to a tyrant, who takes the life of your mother, wife, and dear little children? Look upon your mother, wife and children, and answer God Almighty; and believe this, that it is no more harm for you to kill a man who is trying to kill you, than it is for you to take a drink of water when thirsty."

Source : David Walker (2011). “Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles: Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America”, p.30, Univ of North Carolina Press

David Walker

#Mother Quotes #Children Quotes #Believe Quotes

“Waiting, waiting, waiting. All my life, I've been waiting for my life to begin, as if somehow my life was ahead of me, and that someday I would arrive at it.”
“Master the divine techniques of the Art of Peace and no enemy will dare to challenge you.”
“For me, family has always come first.”
“I always talk about my characters like they're real people.”
“The fog lifted in the evening and a blue-black band at the horizon marked the end of the sea and the beginning of thought. Where does a beginning begin when nothing has gone on before?”
“In Italy there are two emergencies. This is what I hear, and this is what all the stats say. Employment and security.”
“Cacao has great nutritional value, a lot of protein, which strengthens a person, and without sugar it is not fattening.”
“I loved her like a rabbit loves a rattlesnake”

Source : James M. Cain (2011). “Double Indemnity”, p.69, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

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