| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 28170 |
| QUOTATION: | Slavery is the first step towards civilization. In order to develop it is necessary that things should be much better for some and much worse for others, then those who are better off can develop at the expense of others. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Alexander Herzen (1812–1870), Russian journalist, political thinker. “Consolatio,” From the Other Shore (1855). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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