"Slavery as an institution that degraded man to a thing has never died out. In some periods of history it has flourished: many civilizations have climbed to power and glory on the backs of slaves. In other times slaves have dwindled in number and economic importance. But never has slavery disappeared."

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Source : Milton Meltzer (1971). “Slavery”, Cowles Book Co

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“For me, drawing is everything, because it informs everything. It even informs my poetry. It's the way I begin everything.”
“Without education, you are not going anywhere in this world.”
“I don't know why we play better on the road. I really don't. Chalk it up to coincidence, I guess. I don't think we care where we play, which is a good thing. But you'd like to see our home record be a little better than it is.”
“It appears evident, therefore, that those actions only can truly be called virtuous, and deserving of moral approbation, which the agent believed to be right, and to which he was influenced, more or less, by that belief.”

Source : Thomas Reid (1827). “Essays on the powers of the human mind: An essay on quantity. An analysis of Aristotl's logic”, p.630
“There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution”
“When you're writing you're affected by everything that's going on around you.”
“If I am mad, it is mercy! May the gods pity the man who in his callousness can remain sane to the hideous end!”
“The GOP needs to figure out a way to become more appealing to new constituencies.”

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