George Fitzhugh Quotes

• But, to protect men, we must have the power of controlling them. We must first enslave them before we can protect them.

  George Fitzhugh

  Men, Firsts, Protect

  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

  Slavery, Abolishing Slavery, Slave

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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

  War, Political, Fundamentals

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

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