"The genius of any slave system is found in the dynamics which isolate slaves from each other, obscure the reality of a common condition, and make united rebellion against the oppressor inconceivable"
- Andrea Dworkin
About this Quote
In this quote, feminist author Andrea Dworkin highlights the insidious nature of a slave system. She argues that the real brilliance of such a system lies in its capability to divide and dominate. By isolating servants from one another, the system avoids them from realizing their shared experiences and common battle. This isolation likewise serves to obscure the truth of their oppressive conditions, making it challenging for them to join and rebel against their oppressors. Dworkin's words shed light on the power dynamics at play in a servant system, where the oppressor uses strategies of division and deception to keep control over the oppressed.
This quote is written / told by Andrea Dworkin between September 26, 1946 and April 9, 2005. He/she was a famous Critic from USA.
The author also have 27 other quotes.
"The whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most boisterous passions, the most unremitting despotism on the one part, and degrading submissions on the other. Our children see this, and learn to imitate it"