These poor wretches were stolen from their homes, carried to a strange country, and sold to servitude, from which they sought to escape on the first occasion which offered. ↗
I think that you have to bear in mind that music is about escape, and it's not unreasonable to think the music business would be based around escapism. ↗
I was guilty of judging capitalism by its operations and socialism by its hopes and aspirations; capitalism by its works and socialism by its literature. ↗
For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? ↗
If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles. ↗