Escaped Slave

Famous quotes containing the words escaped and/or slave:

“an escaped note of
almost unbearable
satisfaction, a great
bough or beam
unaware it had
spoken.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

“The ant, who has toiled and dragged a crumb to his nest, will furiously defend the fruit of his labor, against whatever robber assails him. So plain, that the most dumb and stupid slave that ever toiled for a master, does constantly know that he is wronged.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)