“I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing, that no man desires for himself.” IfsKnowsMenDesireSlaveryGood ThingsSlave Book:Lincoln on Democracy Source: Lincoln on Democracy
“But, slavery is good for some people! ! ! As a good thing, slavery is strikingly peculiar, in this, that it is the only good thing which no man ever seeks the good of, for himself.” PeopleMenSlaveryGood ThingsPeculiar Book:Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches Source: Lincoln: Political Writings and Speeches
“As I said in one of my songs, we're still abolishing slavery, but nobody says it's a good thing. Nobody justifies it.” SaidStillsSongSlaveryGood ThingsJustifyAbolishing Slavery Author:Dar Williams
“I think almost everything important that's ever happened was unimaginable shortly before it happened. Good things and bad things: ending slavery, ending child labor, women voting, etc.” ThinkingChildrenImportantHappenedLaborSlaveryGood ThingsVotingEtcBad ThingsUnimaginableChild LaborEnding Slavery Author:David Swanson
“So plain that no one, high or low, ever does mistake it, except in a plainly selfish way; for although volume upon volume is written to prove slavery a very good thing, we never hear of the man who wishes to take the good of it, by being a slave himself.” MenWayDoeWishMistakeWrittenHe ManProveLowsSlaveryGood ThingsSlaveVery GoodSelfishVolumeBe A SlaveAmerican SlaverySlavery In America Author:Abraham Lincoln
“Being deceived into thinking the perks of slavery are a good thing, we can easily aquire a preference for chains and a taste for the slaves rations.” ThinkingSinTasteSlaveryGood ThingsSlaveCompromiseChainsPreferenceDeceivedPerksRationsBeing Deceived Author:Dennis Green