“In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on the fetters of galley-slaves. The application of this motto is fine and just.”
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out”
Winston Churchill
“As long as a word remains unspoken, you are its master; once you utter it, you are its slave.”
Solomon Ibn Gabirol ben Judah
“Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.”
Frederick Douglas
“Words spoken, you are a slave to; those not said, you are the master of.”
Irish Proverb
“One hundred and seventy five years ago we were slaves here in Mississippi. We came here as a slave with no rights, but today we come back to be part of the rebuilding of the state. How beautiful is that?”
Quetel Osterval
“Slaves weren't allowed to read or write and they hardly knew English. The one thing they had in common was different tunes. In these songs, they gave very detailed instructions for how to escape into Canada.”
Andrea Simon
