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“Men are still men. The despot's wickedness Comes of ill teaching, and of power's excess,-- Comes of the purple he from childhood wears, Slaves would be tyrants if the chance were theirs.”

Ifs Men Stills Would Be Chance Teaching Childhood Slave Ill Tyranny Tyrants Excess Wickedness Purple Despots

Book:Poems. The history of a crime

Source: Poems. The history of a crime

“I believe the bicentenary offers us a chance not just to say how profoundly shameful the slave trade was - how we condemn its existence utterly and praise those who fought for its abolition - but also to express our deep sorrow that it could ever have happened and rejoice at the better times we live in today.”

Believe Today I Believe Chance Existence Happened Sorrow Offers Praise Trade Slave Rejoice Shameful Abolition Slave Trade Deep Sorrow

Author:Tony Blair

“But as the unthought-on accident is guilty To what we wildly do, so we profess Ourselves to be the slaves of chance, and flies Of every wind that blows.”

Chance Wind Slave Blow Accidents Guilty

Author:William Shakespeare

“Virtue, vain word, futile shadow, slave of chance! Alas! I believe in thee!”

Believe I Believe Chance Virtue Shadow Slave I Believe In Thee Vain Alas

Author:Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger

“We may taste of every turn of chance - now rule as Kings, now serve as Slaves; now love, now hate; now prosper, and now perish. But still, through all, we are the same; for this is the marvel of Identity.”

May Stills Hate Turns Chance Identity Kings Taste Slave

Book:Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)