“I would rather be a rebel than a slave.”
Meryl Streep - Emmeline Pankhurst

The first nigger who tried that shit... Somebody said, "Nigger, bale this cotton" and he said "Fuck you, Massa". The other motherfuckers said, "All right, we'll bale the shit, all right. Just keep that fucking shit away from me".

Eddie Murphy - Eddie Murphy

“Do you do everything you're told? Oh, God. You do.”

Helen Hunt - Lynne Stone

“If the law says I can't see my son, I will fight to change that law.”

Carey Mulligan - Maud Watts

“- Jean Villeneuve: [to the slave Occam] Here. A proper musket for you.
- Dan Scott: I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't like the idea of giving muskets to slaves.
- Jean Villeneuve: Your sense of freedom is as pale as your skin.”
Tchéky Karyo - Jean Villeneuve
Donal Logue - Dan Scott