Slave Trade

Famous quotes containing the words slave and/or trade:

“To give liberty to a slave before he understands its value is, perhaps, rather to impose a penalty than to bestow a blessing ...”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)

“I doubt if men ever made a trade of heroism. In the days of Achilles, even, they delighted in big barns, and perchance in pressed hay, and he who possessed the most valuable team was the best fellow.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)