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| '''Slavery''' is a form of [[force]]d [[labor]] in which people are considered to be, or treated as, the [[property]] of others. Slaves can be held against their [[will]] from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive compensation (such as wages). [[Evidence]] of slavery predates written records, and has existed to varying extents, forms and periods in almost all [[culture]]s and continents.[1] In some societies, slavery existed as a legal institution or socio-economic system, but today it is formally outlawed in nearly all countries. Nevertheless, the [[practice]] continues in various forms around the world.[2][3]. | | '''Slavery''' is a form of [[force]]d [[labor]] in which people are considered to be, or treated as, the [[property]] of others. Slaves can be held against their [[will]] from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to receive compensation (such as wages). [[Evidence]] of slavery predates written records, and has existed to varying extents, forms and periods in almost all [[culture]]s and continents.[1] In some societies, slavery existed as a legal institution or socio-economic system, but today it is formally outlawed in nearly all countries. Nevertheless, the [[practice]] continues in various forms around the world.[2][3]. |
− | | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Slavery''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Slavery this link].</center> |
| Freedom from slavery is an internationally recognized human right. Article 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: | | Freedom from slavery is an internationally recognized human right. Article 4 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: |
| <blockquote>No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.[4]</blockquote> | | <blockquote>No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.[4]</blockquote> |
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| <blockquote>In the West Indies in particular, but also in North and South America, slavery was the engine that drove the mercantile empires of Europe. The institution was as old as time - finding explicit sanction in the Bible, and in the glory days of Greece and Rome - and had flourished, in its modern form, for two hundred years. It appeared, in the eighteenth century, as universal and immutable as human nature. [5]</blockquote> | | <blockquote>In the West Indies in particular, but also in North and South America, slavery was the engine that drove the mercantile empires of Europe. The institution was as old as time - finding explicit sanction in the Bible, and in the glory days of Greece and Rome - and had flourished, in its modern form, for two hundred years. It appeared, in the eighteenth century, as universal and immutable as human nature. [5]</blockquote> |
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− | The [[English]] [[word]] slave derives - through Old French and Medieval [[Latin]] - from the medieval word for Slavic people of Central and Eastern Europe, who were the last ethnic group to be captured and enslaved in Central Europe.[6][7] For thousands of years, according to Adam Smith and Auguste Comte, a slave was principally defined as a captive or prisoner of [[war]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery] | + | The [[English]] [[word]] slave derives - through Old French and Medieval [[Latin]] - from the medieval word for Slavic people of Central and Eastern Europe, who were the last ethnic group to be captured and enslaved in Central Europe.[6][7] For thousands of years, according to Adam Smith and Auguste Comte, a slave was principally defined as a captive or prisoner of [[war]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery] |
| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *1. Severe toil like that of a [[slave]]; heavy labour, hard [[work]], drudgery. | | *1. Severe toil like that of a [[slave]]; heavy labour, hard [[work]], drudgery. |
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| *4. The [[fact]] of slaves existing as a [[class]] in a [[community]]; the keeping of slaves as a [[practice]] or institution. | | *4. The [[fact]] of slaves existing as a [[class]] in a [[community]]; the keeping of slaves as a [[practice]] or institution. |
| ==Quote== | | ==Quote== |
− | The modern [[idea]] of [[sex]] equality is [[beautiful]] and worthy of an expanding [[civilization]], but it is not found in [[nature]]. When might is right, man lords it over woman; when more [[justice]], [[peace]], and [[fairness]] prevail, she gradually emerges from slavery and obscurity. Woman's social position has generally varied inversely with the degree of militarism in any nation or age.[http://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper84.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper84.html&line=108#mfs] | + | The modern [[idea]] of [[sex]] equality is [[beautiful]] and worthy of an expanding [[civilization]], but it is not found in [[nature]]. When might is right, man lords it over woman; when more [[justice]], [[peace]], and [[fairness]] prevail, she gradually emerges from slavery and obscurity. Woman's social position has generally varied inversely with the degree of militarism in any nation or age.[https://www.urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper84.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper84.html&line=108#mfs] |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:8._SLAVERY_AS_A_FACTOR_IN_CIVILIZATION Slavery as a Factor in Civilization] | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_69#69:8._SLAVERY_AS_A_FACTOR_IN_CIVILIZATION Slavery as a Factor in Civilization] |
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| [[Category: History]] | | [[Category: History]] |
| [[Category: Law]] | | [[Category: Law]] |