Thralldom Quotes (3 quotes)

“Among other possibilities, money was invented to make it possible for a foolish man to control wise men; a weak man, strong men; a child, old men; an ignorant man, knowledgeable men; and for a dwarf to control giants.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“Many if not most slaves would have each readily jumped, and many if not most slaves would each readily jump, at the opportunity to be a master, if such an opportunity presents or had presented itself.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“The chicken in the coop has grain but the soup pot is near; the wild crane has none but its world is vast.”
― Xinran, The Good Women of China: Hidden Voices

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