Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln, (1809-1865) 16th US President

Abraham Lincoln Quote

“This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
~ Abraham Lincoln

Speech, 1856

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BlackSpy
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BlackSpy    7/25/08

If only people actually thought like this today.

Ema, London

Freedom is for all to enjoy. The problem is, slavery simply mutates and becomes so sophisticated and robs many of their freedom. Many do not even realise they slaves.

Mike, Norwalk

Ema, Said well. Congress legislating We The People's rights and liberty(s) away while exempting themselves is a quick and simple illustration of a master / slave relationship. Carnal gods legislating compelled compliance, government licensing, victimless illegalities, larceny with impunity (2nd plank of the communist manifesto, Social Security, police state confiscations, non-recognition of perfected allodium / absolute ownership, etc.) and non-acceptance of individual sovereignty's inalienable rights and liberty are another example of a master / slave relationship. I would have rated the quote with 5 stars BUT,  in context  nothing is shown to correlate "compensation" with slavery.

E Archer, NYC

Servitude remains the #1 racket in the world.

Fredrick William Sillik, Anytown

I do not desire a slave, and I don't want to be a slave.

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