“Nobody is fit to rule anybody else. It is not alleged that Mankind is perfect, or that merely through his/her natural goodness (or lack of same) he/she should (or should not) be permitted to rule. Rule as such causes abuse. There are no superpeople nor privileged classes who are above 'imperfect Mankind' and are capable or entitled to rule the rest of us. Submission to slavery means surrender of life.” ShouldMeanCausesNaturalPerfectClassMankindFitGoodnessCapableAbuseSlaverySurrenderImperfectEntitledPrivilegedSubmissionPerfect ManVery Mean Author:Albert Meltzer
“Long time men lay oppress'd with slavish fear Religion's tyranny did domineer ... At length a mighty one of Greece began To assert the natural liberty of man, By senseless terrors and vain fancies let To slavery. Straight the conquered phantoms fled.” MenLongNaturalLibertyAtheismLong TimeSlaveryLaysTerrorPositive AtheismTyrannyVainFancyLengthGreecePhantoms Author:Lucretius
“Intellectual slavery, of whatever nature it may be, will always have as a natural result both political and social slavery.” MayPoliticalSocialNaturalResultsIntellectualSlavery Author:Mikhail Bakunin
“Slavery always has, and always will produce insurrections wherever it exists, because it is a violation of the natural order of things.” OrderNaturalProduceSlaveryViolationNatural OrderInsurrection Book:On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters Source: On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters
“For centuries, faith has helped us overcome problems and helped us work to achieve a more perfect union. It has inspired the many leaders who played a key role in abolishing slavery, protecting civil rights and, hopefully one day, becoming a nation where all life from conception to natural death is protected.” ProblemNationsNaturalPerfectLeaderRolesRightsAchieveCenturyKeysBecomingOne DayOvercomingSlaveryUnionsInspiredCivil RightsHopefullyConceptionProtectedNatural DeathAbolishing Slavery Author:Marco Rubio