A man should be mourned at his birth, not at his death.

There should be weeping at a man's birth, not at his death.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Men should be bewailed at their birth, and not at their death.

Slavery, properly so called, is the establishment of a right which gives to one man such a power over another as renders him absolute master of his life and fortune.

We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.