He has less than he would have had without his pride, and is no gainer whatever. Pride wins no crown; men never honour it, not even the menial slaves of earth; for all men look down on the proud man, and think him less than themselves. Again, pride is the maddest thing that can...
However, many of the country's public monuments were dreamed up and funded by private citizens. Wealthy individuals have typically enjoyed close relationships with local politicians, making it far easier to exert their influence on matters like public works of art. In Charlottesville, Va., for exa...
Inmate labor has been in use throughout history. The chain gang, however, is most often associated with the American South. Popular belief holds that chain gangs were intended as deterrents to crime, because potential lawbreakers would be “scared straight” by the sight of forced labor. Is A...
Nietzsche based his morality theory on an old society of two classes: the "masters" and the "slaves." The masters may have been seen as strong, wealthy, powerful, and creative and could do whatever they wanted without any consequences. The enslaved people, however, were oppressed by their ...
On 19 June 1865, Union General Gordon Granger and his troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the new freedoms granted to former slaves by the signing of PresidentAbraham Lincoln’sEmancipation Proclamationin 1863. Until then, the minimal Union presence in the Texas region meant that the ...
Wildlife warrior Paula Kahumbu talks about the past, present, and future of African savanna elephants.
The article is quite old but still holds up, I believe. That there are a bunch of dumb "simulators" available to the public is a whole different story. Logged I know your every move behind this face; I have control over expendable slaves.When confrontation comes down to the wire, I'll...
Such stories cannot be selfishly maintained by one little country, so of course it was not long before Bill and Hillary Clinton were accused of joining the cannibal feast. To add to the hilarity, Elon Musk posted on his own site, X, that a picture of a man near a fire was evidence ...
Time for another list. Taiwan is full of mountains. By some statistics it is the most mountainous country on the planet. By other statistics it is... lists The 10 best day hikes near Tokyo in Japan 21 September 2019 All of these can be done in a day and accessed by public transport...
its colonies, and foreign markets. This fostered the development of the slave trade in many colonies, including America. The colonies provided rum, cotton, and other products demanded by African imperialists. In turn, slaves were returned to America or the West Indies and traded for sugar and ...