Quote by Lúcio de Mendonça in an article about Luís Gama, but that many attributes it to Luís Gama. Source: Obra de Luiz Gama revela a luta por um Brasil sem reis ou escravos. Read more in The "Gama style" of judicial practice.
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The slave who kills his master, in any circumstance, always does so in self-defense.
— Luís Gama
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The slave who kills his master, in any circumstance, always does so in self-defense." in the context of "Quote by Lúcio de Mendonça in an article about Luís Gama, but that many attributes it to Luís Gama. Source: Obra de Luiz Gama revela a luta por um Brasil sem reis ou escravos. Read more in The "Gama style" of judicial practice." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Luís Gama" (Quotes)
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About Luís Gama
Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (Salvador, June 21, 1830 - São Paulo, August 24, 1882) was a Brazilian rábula (a self-taught lawyer), abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, and the Patron of the Abolition of Slavery in Brazil.
About Luís Gama
Luís Gonzaga Pinto da Gama (Salvador, June 21, 1830 - São Paulo, August 24, 1882) was a Brazilian rábula (a self-taught lawyer), abolitionist, orator, journalist and writer, and the Patron of the Abolition of Slavery in Brazil.
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