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Quote by Jean-Antoine Houdon

“Promises retain men better than services; for hope is to them a chain, and gratitude a thread.”

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Jean-Antoine Houdon was a renowned French sculptor known for his exceptional ability to create detailed and lifelike sculptures. His work covered a wide range of subjects, including portraits, busts, and historical figures. Houdon's sculptures have had a profound impact on the art world and have played a significant role in the evolution of Neoclassicism. more

“All good men wish the entire abolition of slavery, as soon as it can take place with safety to the public, and for the lasting good of the present wretched race of slaves. The only possible step that could be taken towards it by the convention was to fix a period after which they should not be imported.”

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Author:Oliver Ellsworth

“Slavery naturally tends to destroy all sense of justice and equity. It puffs up the mind with pride: teaches youth a habit of looking down upon their fellow creatures with contempt, esteeming them as dogs or devils, and imagining themselves beings of superior dignity and importance, to whom all are indebted. This banishes the idea, and unqualifies the mind for the practice of common justice.”

Source: A Kentucky Protest Against Slavery: Slavery Inconsistent with Justice and Good Policy, Proved by a Speech, Delivered in the Convention, Held at Danville, Kentucky

“I've been lucky enough to do a few films that will last longer than an opening weekend and those films are the ones I'm proud of.”

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Author:George Clooney

“From the standpoint of modern political science the slave holders were right in declaring that liberty can be given only to those who have political capacity enough to use it, and they were also right in maintaining that two greatly unequal races cannot exist side by side on terms of perfect equality.”