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But assuming the same premises, to wit, that all men are equal by the law of nature and of nations, the right of property in slaves falls to the ground; for one who is equal to another cannot be the owner or property of that other. ↗

— William H. Seward

#assuming #cannot #equal #falls #ground

A young man is stirred and stimulated by the consciousness of how much depends upon his own exertions: a young girl is oppressed by it. ↗

— Elizabeth Missing Sewell

#depends #exertions #girl #his #how

I support any procedure that allows photographers to express themselves, whether that involves color, black and white, platinum, palladium and digital technology. ↗

— John Sexton

#any #black #black and white #color #digital

Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder. ↗

— Tertullian

#murder #prevention

I have realized that I hate going to the premieres of the movies that I'm in. Because I feel this tension after the movie is over that everyone feels obligated to say something nice to you. It's so unnatural and uncomfortable. ↗

— Amanda Seyfried

#because #everyone #feel #feels #going

I know that the purpose of life is to understand and be in the present moment with the people you love. It's just that simple. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#just #know #life #love #moment

I wanted to be a serious actress rather than a pretty face. ↗

— Jane Seymour

#face #i #pretty #pretty face #rather

We shouldn't waste any more time in making sure that democracy is properly rooted in our political life and the supremacy of the law becomes an integral part of our state's structure. ↗

— Ahmet Necdet Sezner

#becomes #democracy #integral #law #life

It was unpredictable, good storytelling that brought you back each week. ↗

— Ted Shackelford

#brought #each #good #storytelling #unpredictable

Germany, I think, was first to substitute a Social Security program for its elderly based on this premise, that is, that we would tax workers to pay retirement benefits for those retired. ↗

— John Shadegg

#benefits #elderly #first #germany #i