Frederick Law Olmsted Quotes

Frederick Law Olmsted Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Frederick Law Olmsted
Type:
Architect
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
April 27
Birth year:
1822

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    The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth. Frederick Law Olmsted
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    This is just what I have thought when I have seen slaves at work - they seem to go through the motions of labor without putting strength into them. They keep their powers in reserve for their own use at night, perhaps. Frederick Law Olmsted
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    With regard to the moral and religious condition of the slaves, I cannot, either from what I observe, or from what is told me, consider it in any way gratifying. Frederick Law Olmsted

 

 

 

 

 

 

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