"Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before."

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Source : Thomas Clarkson, Ottobah Cugoano (2010). “Thomas Clarkson and Ottobah Cugoano: Essays on the Slavery and Commerce of the Human Species”, p.63, Broadview Press

Thomas Clarkson

#Men Quotes #Wages Quotes #Done Quotes

“The thing is helicopters are different from airplanes An airplane by it's nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or incompetent piloting, it will fly”
“Fame is a revenue payable only to our ghosts; and to deny ourselves all present satisfaction, or to expose ourselves to so much hazard for this, were as great madness as to starve ourselves, or fight desperately for food, to be laid on our tombs after our death.”
“I don't understand why I'm not dead. When your heart breaks, you should die”
“Many a night I woke to the murmer of paper and knew (Dad) was up, sitting in the kitchen with frayed King James - oh, but he worked that book; he held to it like a rope ladder.”

Source : Leif Enger (2001). “Peace Like a River”, p.103, Atlantic Monthly Press
“When everything in life gets so complicated it only takes a day to change it”
“A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.”

Source : Clifton Fadiman (1955). “Party of One: The Selectd Writings of Clifton Fadiman”
“God is with us, not beyond us, in suffering.”
“Every American born today owes $43,000 to the federal government the day she or he is born. And we are transferring a tremendous amount of debt to the new generation, much of it owed to overseas creditors who expect to be repaid by our children with interest.”

Source : "Meet the Press" with David Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. October 10, 2010.

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