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Solomon Northup

"Suffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern slave, fed, clothed, whipped and protected by his master, is happier than the free colored citizen of the North. To that conclusion I have never since arrived."

Source : Solomon Northup, David Wilson (1855). “Twelve Years a Slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation Near the Red River, in Louisiana”, p.121

Solomon Northup

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“Don't uncork what you can't contain”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 1, 2014
“Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another's life, another's death, I stake my whole eternity.”
“Colorado's collective shale deposits contain somewhere in the neighborhood of 1 trillion barrels of oil. That's almost as much as the entire world's proven oil reserves!”
“Now Iâ€™m really glad that I speak French, because, letâ€™s face it, girls dig it when a guy speaks French. They call it the language of love, and that ainâ€™t no coincidence. Plus, I love my French fans! TrÃ¨s jolie!”
“On the flip side, I enjoy covering the Arab world, I've spent my entire career here in the Middle East, but I would never call myself a war correspondent.”

Source : "Interrogating the NY Times’ Anthony Shadid". Interview with Aaron Ross, www.motherjones.com. January 26, 2012.
“I feel gigantic affection for all of Homeland Security at airports.”
“Prostration is our natural position. A worm-like movement from a spot of sunlight to a spot of shade, and back, is the type of movement that is natural to men.”
“I like thinking of myself as invisible. I find it a very advantageous way to live. Unfortunately, its not the way the music business works. If you don't create some kind of public image, it gets created for you.”

"Suffice it to say, during the whole long day I came not to the conclusion, even once, that the southern slave, fed, clothed, whipped and protected by his master, is happier than the free colored citizen of the North. To that conclusion I have never since arrived."

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