manumise
PRONUNCIATION:
MEANING:
verb tr.: To free from slavery, servitude, or restraint.
Write on my gravestone: "Infidel, Traitor" -- infidel to every church that compromises with wrong; traitor to every government that oppresses the people.
-Wendell Phillips, human rights activist and attorney (29 Nov 1811-1884)
The Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist
A SCOTUS case aiming to protect rich people from taxes could lead to chaos for the federal government’s finances.
People rarely win wars; governments rarely lose them.
-Arundhati Roy, author (b. 24 Nov 1961)
There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, nαked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while I ...