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“Every year white people add 100 years to how long ago slavery was. I've heard educated white people say, 'slavery was 400 years ago.' No it very wasn't. It was 140 years ago...that's two 70-year-old ladies living and dying back to back. That's how recently you could buy a guy.”

People Years Long Two Guy White Heard Dying Years Ago Slavery Add Educated Long Ago Old Lady

Author:Louis C. K.

“Oh you Muslims! You have slept for a long time, long enough for the tyrants to take control over you. You accepted to live as slaves and submitted to tyrants. Now the time has come to revolt and destroy the shackle of slavery.”

Long Enough Long Time Slavery Slave Accepted Over You Tyrants Revolt Shackles Take Control

Author:Sheikh Abdullah

“As long as the superstition that people should obey unjust laws exists, so long will slavery exist”

People Should Long Law Slavery Superstitions Unjust Unjust Laws

Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“No matter how many red Xs we write on our hands to end slavery, as long as these same hands are clicking on pornographic websites and scrolling through sexual pictures and videos, we are frauds to the core.”

Writing Long Ends Matter Hands Red Slavery Core Video Fraud Website Scrolling

Book:Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-Christian Age

Source: Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-Christian Age

“As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.”

Way May Long Stills Existence Cases Modern Racism Slavery Discrimination Inequality Our Society Long Way

Author:Al Sharpton

“My voice is still for war. Gods! can a Roman senate long debate Which of the two to choose, slavery or death?”

Long Stills Two War Voice Slavery Debate Senate

Book:The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: Poems on several occasions. Poemata. Dialogues upon the usefulness of ancient medals, especially in relation to the Latin and Greek poets. Remarks on several parts of Italy, in the years 1701, 1702, 1703

Source: The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: Poems on several occasions. Poemata. Dialogues upon the usefulness of ancient medals, especially in relation to the Latin and Greek poets. Remarks on several parts of Italy, in the years 1701, 1702, 1703

“Get rid of the bondage of body; we have become slaves to it and learnt to hug our chains and love our slavery; so much so that we long to perpetuate it, and go on with "body" "body" for ever. Do not cling to the idea of "body", do not look for a future existence in any way like this one; do not love or want the body, even of those dear to us.”

Way Want Looks Long Ideas Body Existence Goes On And Love Slavery Slave Dear Chains Hug Bondage Human Body

Book:Complete Works

Source: Complete Works

“Like slaves on the sugar plantations of the Antilles, ...the sugar slaves of southern Louisiana had negative birthrates for as long as slavery lasted.”

Long Negative Slavery Slave Southern Sugar Louisiana Plantations

Author:Ned Sublette

“The blacks of this region are a cheerful, careless, dirty, race, not hard worked, and in many respects indulgently treated. It is of course the desire of the master that his slaves shall be laborious; on the other hand it is the determination of the slave to lead as easy a life as he can. The master has the power of punishment on his side; the slave, on his, has invincible inclination, and a thousand expedients learned by long practice... Good natured though imperfect and slovenly obedience on one side, is purchased by good treatment on the other.”