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“They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not go into the Territories.”

States Agree Slavery Congress Territory Sanctuary

Book:Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“My message is, is that although some of you didn't agree with the actions we took, now let's work together to rebuild Iraq, rebuild Afghanistan, fight AIDS and hunger, deal with slavery, like sex slavery, and deal with proliferation. Let's work together on big issues.”

Bigs Action Together Fighting Sex Deals Issues Messages Agree Slavery Hunger Iraq Aids Working Together Afghanistan Proliferation

Author:George W. Bush

“Our opinions agree as to the evil, moral, political, and economical, of slavery.”

Political Evil Moral Opinion Agree Slavery

Book:1816-1828

Source: 1816-1828

“Man is less interested in marriage, very much less interested. In fact not interested at all. If he agrees, he agrees only reluctantly - because marriage means responsibility. Marriage means bondage, marriage means now you are imprisoned. Now you are no more free to move with other women. For a man, marriage looks like a prison. For a woman, marriage looks like safety, security, a home. For a woman marriage means home, and for a man marriage means slavery. Total different beliefs, so they act differently. Conflicting beliefs.”

Ifs Men Looks Mean Different Facts Home Moving Belief Responsibility Marriage Security Agree Safety Slavery Prison Not Interested Bondage Different Beliefs

Author:Rajneesh

“Why should workers agree to be slaves in a basically authoritarian structure? They should have control over it themselves. Why shouldn't communities have a dominant voice in running the institutions that affect their lives?”

Should Running Voice Community Should Have Agree Institutions Slavery Structure Slave Workers Over It Dominant Be A Slave

Book:Chomsky on Democracy & Education

Source: Chomsky on Democracy & Education

“Abandonment of slavery is also the banishment of the chimera of security. The world will not change overnight, and liberation will not happen unless individual women agree to be outcasts, eccentrics, perverts, and whatever the powers-that-be choose to call them.”

World Happens Individual Security Agree Slavery Liberation Abandonment Outcast Chimera Banishment

Book:the female eunuch

Source: the female eunuch

“Most historians agree that Abraham Lincoln was the most important man to ever occupy the White House because he abolished slavery and kept the states united through a bloody civil war.”

Men Important War States House White United Agree Slavery Civil War White House Historian Bloody Abraham

Author:Kitty Kelley