哈丽叶特•比彻•斯托《汤姆叔叔的小屋》：
The slave is always a tyrant, if he can get a chance to be one.
如果有机会，奴隶往往会成为暴君的。
原文：
It is a common remark, and one that is thought to militate strongly against the character of the race, that the negro overseer is always more tyrannical and cruel than the white one. This is simply saying that the negro mind has been more crushed and debased than the white. It is no more true of this race than of every oppressed race, the world over. The slave is always a tyrant, if he can get a chance to be one.
人们常说，黑人监工总是比白人监工更暴虐、更残酷；而我认为，这种说法极大地歪曲了黑人的品格，事实上，这只能说明黑人的心灵比白人的心灵受到了更大的摧残和压抑。黑人民族的情况是如此，世界上其他所有被压迫民族的情况也是如此。如果有机会，奴隶往往会成为暴君的。
