Abraham Lincoln: An inspection of the Constitution will show that the right of property in a slave is not "distinctly and expressly affir

An inspection of the Constitution will show that the right of property in a slav — Abraham Lincoln

An inspection of the Constitution will show that the right of property in a slave is not "distinctly and expressly affirmed" in it.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 3.0). Quotations may be subject to their authors' rights and may be shown in translation.

John Summerfield Staples, President Lincoln's "Substitute" — Abraham Lincoln
Every blade of grass is a study; and to produce two, where there was but one, is — Abraham Lincoln
In a certain sense the liberation of slaves is the destruction of property — pro — Abraham Lincoln
No Cæsar he whom we lament, A Man without a precedent, Sent, it would seem, to d — Abraham Lincoln
If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else. — Seneca
If you cannot live alone, you were born a slave. — Fernando Pessoa
Independence ? That's middle-class blasphemy . We are all dependent on one anoth — George Bernard Shaw
Those who would give up essential Liberty , to purchase a little temporary Safet — Benjamin Franklin
施無法之賞，懸無政之令。犯三軍之眾，若使一人。 — Sun Tzu
America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our free — Abraham Lincoln
It should be known that at the beginning of a dynasty, taxation yields a large r — Ibn Khaldun
Kaffirs are as a rule uncivilised—the convicts even more so. They are troublesom — Mahatma Gandhi