Famous quotes containing the word slave:
“The soldier takes pride in saluting his Captain,
The devotee proffers a knee to his Lord,
Some back a mare thrown from a thoroughbred,
Troy backed its Helen, Troy died and adored;
Great nations blossom above,
A slave bows down to a slave.”
—William Butler Yeats (18651939)
“Its fine to be a great democrat when youve a slave to rub your boots on.”
—Christina Stead (19021983)
“Tyranny produces two results, exactly opposite in character, and which are symbolized in those two great types of the slave in classical timesEpictetus and Spartacus. The one is hatred with its evil train, the other meekness with its Christian graces.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)
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