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Kneeling
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thumb|Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy. I am but God's humble instrument. ~ Abraham Lincoln
Kneeling is a basic human position where one or both knees touch the ground. Kneeling is a primate behavior used to convey deference and yielding by making the figure kneeling look smaller than the other.
Quotes
Don't kneel to me, that is not right. You must kneel to God only, and thank him for the liberty you will hereafter enjoy. I am but God's humble instrument; but you may rest assured that as long as I live no one shall put a shackle on your limbs; and you shall have all the rights which God has given to every other free citizen of this republic.
Abraham Lincoln, after witnessing a freedman bow down to him in Richmond, Virginia (4 April 1865), as quoted in Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War (1885), by David Dixon Porter, p. 295
Real courage, however, is shown by those who don’t merely follow the trend or status quo, but who stand up for that which is right and truly just — and don’t kneel.
Allen West, "I'd like to see MORE football player protests — NOT less" (27 September 2017)
I kneelI squealMy headcanon isn't realI copeI mopeSomeone hand me a ropeI sinI never winI belong in a trash binI smell like a trash bagMy wife's an old hagI am a Vegetafag.
Prince Vegeta IV, Dragon Ball
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Category:Themes