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Neither can men, by the same principles, be considered as lands, goods, or houses, among possessions. It is necessary that all property should be inferiour to its possessor. But how does the slave differ from his master, but by chance?
Should slavery be abolished there, (and it is an event, which, from these circumstances, we may reasonably expect to be produced in time) let it be remembered, that the Quakers will have had the merit of its abolition.
There are few retreats, that can escape the penetrating eye of avarice.
We cannot suppose therefore that God has made an order of beings, with such mental qualities and powers, for the sole purpose of being used as beasts, or instruments of labour.
When mankind first saw the necessity of government, it is probable that many had conceived the desire of ruling.
God bless Africa, Guard her people, Guide her leaders, And give her peace.
My responsibility is always and everywhere the same: to see in my brother more even than the personality and manhood that are his. My task is always and everywhere the same: to see Christ himself.
Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.
Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion.
It is impossible for capitalists and laborers to have common interests.
Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.
No race of barbarians ever existed yet offered up children for money.
Show me the country that has no strikes and I'll show you the country in which there is no liberty.
The man who has his millions will want everything he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day.
The trade union movement represents the organized economic power of the workers... It is in reality the most potent and the most direct social insurance the workers can establish.
The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.
There is not a right too long denied to which we do not aspire in order to achieve; there is not a wrong too long endured that we are not determined to abolish.
Time is the most valuable thing on earth: time to think, time to act, time to extend our fraternal relations, time to become better men, time to become better women, time to become better and more independent citizens.
We do want more, and when it becomes more, we shall still want more. And we shall never cease to demand more until we have received the results of our labor.
Where trade unions are most firmly organized, there are the rights of the people most respected.
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