“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
“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
“He is the slave of the Lord's slaves.”
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“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
“As far as I know, the use of the word 'slave' has never been even proposed by anyone as offensive.”
Roger Payne
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