“It is over one hundred years since the abolition of slavery. The Negro people in the United States have taken plenty and they have reached a stage where they have decided that they are not going to take any more.” PeopleYearsStatesUnitedUnited StatesTakenStageHundredDecidedSlaveryPlentyAbolitionAbolition Of Slavery Author:C. L. R. James
“A slave- holder, who has decided to abolish slavery, does not consult his slaves whether they desire freedom or not.” DoeDesireFreedomDecidedSlaverySlaveAbolish Book:The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi
“We call 'Slavery is wrong' a moral truth because there is a specific history of theoretical investigation of a particular kind of slavery. We discussed it for centuries in metaphysical, economic, biological, and philosophical terms; we listened to all the arguments pro and con, we read all the testimonies of slaves and witnesses, and we decided. Though this 'we" is not everybody on earth, or even most people, who've never thought about slavery much.” PeopleKindEarthTermMoralEconomicCenturyParticularTruth IsArgumentDecidedPhilosophicalSlaverySlaveWitnessInvestigationMetaphysicalTestimonyTheoreticalPros And Cons Author:Catherine Wilson
“Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire recounts her decision to leave her husband after decades of struggle with his alcoholism. Several days later, he wrote to her: "The miracle occurred; I realized that in addition to all the suffering I had caused, I was not my own master. I decided this slavery must stop once and for all." And it did.” SufferingMy OwnDecisionStruggleMastersHusbandDecidedMiracleSlaveryDecadesI RealizedAlcoholismDrunkennessDuchess Author:Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
“The division of the United States into federations of equal force was decided long before the Civil War by the high financial powers of Europe. These bankers were afraid that the United States, if they remained in one block and as one nation, would attain economic and financial independence, which would upset their financial domination over the world. The voice of the Rothschilds prevailed... Therefore they sent their emissaries into the field to exploit the question of slavery and to open an abyss between the two sections of the Union.” IfsWorldLongTwoWarStatesForceNationsVoiceUnitedUnited StatesEconomicFieldsEqualEuropeDecidedIndependenceSlaveryUnionsFinancialBlockUpsetCivil WarDivisionSectionsAbyssDominationExploitsBankersNew World OrderFederationFinancial Independence Author:Otto von Bismarck
“I Became a free woman when I decided to stop dreaming, freedom that is waiting for nothing .. and anticipation is a state of slavery” StatesDreamWaitingDecidedSlaveryAnticipationStop Dreaming Author:Ahlam Mosteghanemi
“When we decided to take up arms, it was because the only other choice was to surrender and to submit to slavery.” ChoicesArmsDecidedSlaverySurrenderSubmit Book:Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom Source: Notes to the Future: Words of Wisdom