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In his book The African Slave Trade, Basil Davidson contrasts law and in the Congo in the early 16th century with law in Portugal and England. In those European countries, where the idea of private property was becoming powerful, theft was punishable brutally. In England, even as late as 1740, a child could be hanged for stealing a rag of cotton. But in the Congo, communal life persisted. The idea of private property was a strange one, and thefts were punished with fines or various degrees of servitude.

A Congolese leader told of the Portuguese legal codes asked a Portuguese once, teasingly, 'What is the penalty in Portugal for anyone who puts his feet on the ground? — Howard Zinn

Certainty is usually a sign of pathology. — B.W. Powe

Besides, he who is feared, fears also; no one has been able to arouse terror and live in peace of mind. — Seneca.

The night of my accident, when I opened my eyes and you were there? Seeing you again, Rebecca ... It was like someone let the air back into the room. — Sarah Grimm

One should be allowed to choose one's burden. — Mary Butts