“There are three ways in which a man becomes a slave. He may be born into slavery, or forced into it, or he can deliberately accept his servitude. All three forms flourish in the modern world. Men are born and forced into slavery in Russia and her satellites states. Men in the free world invite slavery when they ask the government to provide complete security, when they surrender their freedom to the "Welfare State."” MenWorldWayMayStatesWisdomGovernmentFormThreeAsksPoliticsBornAcceptingEconomyModernSecuritySlaverySlaveSurrenderRussiaWelfareLiberalismInvitesModern WorldServitudeSatellitesWelfare StateFree WorldThree Ways Author:Fulton J. Sheen
“If one were to ask. . ."What is slavery?" and I should answer in one word, "murder," my meaning would be understood at once. Why, then, to this other question: "What is property?" may I not likewise answer, "theft". . .?” IfsShouldMayWould BeAsksAnswersUnderstoodMurderSlaveryPropertyOne WordTheft Author:Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
“I am secretly afraid of animals.... I think it is because of the usness in their eyes, with the underlying not-usness which beliesit, and is so tragic a reminder of the lost age when we human beings branched off and left them: left them to eternal inarticulateness and slavery. Why? their eyes seem to ask us.” ThinkingHumansSeemsEyeAgeAsksLostLeftHuman BeingsAnimalEternalSlaveryTragicReminders Author:Edith Wharton
“I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and omega of my argument: to others I leave the business of governing the world.” WorldEndsLawAsksJusticeRightsArgumentSlaveryPrivilegeReignGoverningAbolitionAlphasAbolitionistAlpha And OmegaAbolition Of Slavery Book:What is Property? Source: What is Property?
“I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself “How has he loved me? Do I really love others in the same way?” Unless this love is among us, we can kill ourselves with work and it will only be work, not love. Work without love is slavery.” WayAsksJesusLove IsPrayingSlaveryI PrayWithout LoveLove One AnotherJesus LoveCalcutta Author:Mother Teresa
“Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.” LyingAsksLeaderFoolOffersSlaverySellsTreasureLiarsCowardControlledTyrantsThievesStolenOpportunistForethoughtThose You Love Book:Parable of the Talents Source: Parable of the Talents
“Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.” ThinkingMenWantMadeReasonTruthAsksFreedomLibertySlaveryRoundsTyrannyRebellionTyrantsGlobesIrresistibleAppearingHunted Book:Paine: Political Writings Source: Paine: Political Writings
“The Americans say that we are ungrateful-but I ask them for heaven's sake, what should we be grateful to them for-for murdering our fathers and mothers?-Or do they wish us to return thanks to them for chaining and handcuffing us, branding us, cramming fire down our throats, or for keeping us in slavery, and beating us nearly or quite to death to make us work in ignorance and miseries, to support them and their families. They certainly think we are a gang of fools.” ThinkingShouldMotherAsksFatherHeavenWishJusticeSupportFireIgnoranceFoolReturnDiversitySocial JusticeSlaveryGratefulMiserySakeThanksThroatBrandingBe GratefulGangOur FatherUngratefulCramming Author:David Walker
“How many people worldwide are victims of this type of slavery, in which the person is at the service of his or her work, while work should offer a service to people so they may have dignity. I ask my brothers and sisters in faith and all men and women of good will for a decisive choice to combat trafficking in persons, which includes "slave labor."” PeopleMenShouldMayPersonsChoicesAsksBrotherTypeOffersMen And WomenLaborDignityVictimSlaverySlaveMy BrotherCombatBrothers And SistersGood WillTraffickingSlave Labor Author:Pope Francis
“Above all I ask leaders and legislators and the entire international community above all to confront the reality of those who have been displaced by force, with effective projects and new approaches in order to protect their dignity, to improve the quality of their life and to face the challenges that are emerging from modern forms of persecution, oppression and slavery.” Has BeensRealityFacesFormOrderAsksForceCommunityChallengesQualityLeaderModernProtectProjectsApproachDignitySlaveryInternationalOppressionPersecutionRefugeeEmergingLegislatorsInternational CommunityMigrantsNew Approach Author:Pope Francis