Some interesting quotes to ponder on the subject on human trafficking.

"One only gets to abolish slavery once every 150 years."
Marc, a legislative assistant, to me; discussing my impeding adventures of testifying before the senate committee.

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Politician. President of the United States.

"A girl who comes from a high risk situation thinks this guy she met on the internet is the greatest person ever. He buys her a couple of things and makes her feel special. Even when he's prostituting her, she can't get over how great he is. There's no way she's going to turn him in."
Kay, a Sheriffs deputy and the head of Oregon's Human Trafficking Task Force to me this afternoon.

It is hard to free fools from the chains they revere.
Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer and historian.

Slaves lose everything in their chains, even the desire of escaping from them.
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) Swiss political philosopher and essayist.

"I can't believe there's not more of a national coalition against trafficking that takes place here in the US."
Dee, a corporate event planner to me as we sat in a restaurant and outlined the beginnings of a human trafficking forum.

Slavery is a weed that grows on every soil.
Edmund Burke (1729-1797) British political writer.

"Why, they are not slave labor...those from Mexico and Central America: They choose to come here, remember? They also know that they have not been approved to come here. Many would be happy if they left. Pretty willing 'slaves'."
Comment on a message board in response to the newspaper article highlighting my Freedom rally.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Politician. President of the United States.