It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation. Yes we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights. Yes we can. It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness. Yes we can.
If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?
Like all wage slaves, he had two crosses to bear: the people he worked for and the people he worked with.
Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We're left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don't we think about training our minds?
Marriage, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.
It [feminism] is mixed up with a muddled idea that women are free when they serve their employers but slaves when they help their husbands.
Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.
Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.
Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.