George Fitzhugh quotes

George Fitzhugh quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“But, to protect men, we must have the power of controlling them. We must first enslave them before we can protect them.”
-- George Fitzhugh

Source : George Fitzhugh, A. Hogeboom (1857). “A Controversy on Slavery Between George Fitzhugh and A. Hogeboom”, p.10

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“Abolishing slavery leads to slaves without masters”
-- George Fitzhugh

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“Political economy is the science of free society. Its theory and its history alike establish this position. Its fundamental maxims, Laissez-faire and 'Pas trop gouverner' are at war with all kinds of slavery, for they in fact assert that individuals and peoples prosper most when governed least.”
-- George Fitzhugh

Source : George Fitzhugh (1854). “Sociology for the South: or, The failure of free society”, p.7, [s.n.]

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“No one man is superior to the game.”
“Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.”
“Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.”
“Before one can walk as Christ walked, and talk as He talked, he must first begin to think as Christ thought.”
“Nobody ever forgets their first night in the bush. It's among the precious, meagre handful of life firsts that remain indelible.”
“It will be thought that I am acting strangely in concerning myself at this day with what appears at first sight and simply a well-known method of fortune-telling.”

Source : A. E. Waite (2012). “The Pictorial Key to the Tarot”, p.5, Courier Corporation
“Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.”

Source : Aaron Hoopes (2010). “Zen Anti-Diet: Mindful Eating for Health, Vitality and Weight Loss”, p.14, Aaron Hoopes
“Itâ€™s pretty impossible to hurt what Death protects.”
“Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.”
“God's angels often protect his servants from potential enemies.”

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