0
What did Jefferson mean when he said slavery was Wolf by the ears?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
If you are able to grab a wolf by its ears, you daren't let it go because it will turn and savage you. It means that once you lock yourself into a situation, physical, emotional or economic, you have great difficulty getting out of that situation for fear of what will happen to you. Think of people with a gambling problem: they could be reduced to stealing money in the hope that they'll have the big win which will solve all their problems, and are too scared to stop because then they'll have to face a different reality without the relative comfort of the quasi-reality they're in. People who depended on slaves for their income thought everything would fall apart if they had to pay people to work for them. In other words, they'd lose money. They couldn't see a way out, they had the wolf by the ears, and so they did everything possible to keep their slaves and to fight those who attempted to free the unpaid workers. This mental attitude continued long after slavery was abolished and still survives today in the minds of those who maintain other cultures are inferior and deserving of various kinds of abuse. You see the same thing in corporate life today when employers who might be making billions resist paying workers more, or giving them more privileges, because they're afraid they'll be losing money. If you are thinking of it as slavery, it means that a slave owner is the person holding the wolf by its ears. Whereas the slave is the wolf. The wolf (slave) is captured and no one is letting it free. This quote is the title of a very good book by Ann Rinaldi called Wolf By the Ears. I would recommend reading this book.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What does amelioration mean in terms of slavery?
Amelioration in terms of slavery is the policy of improving slave conditions.
Who was considered the father of the constituon?
If you mean the Father of the Constitution, James Madison
What do state mean?
States in the south that fought with the north during the Civil War. The Confederates wanted slavery, but the Union, or the North, was against it.
Was Slavery permitted under the original constitution?
Yes. The Articles of Confederation do not mention slavery in any way. This absence does not mean slavery was forbidden; rather, since there was no express ban of slavery under the Articles, slavery was indeed permitted in the U.S. under these statutes. Similarly the original Constitution does not mention slavery. Rather, in Article I, section 2, clause c, slaves are indicated in the phrase "and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons." while in Article I, section 9, clause a, Congress is forbidden to an the slave trade until 1808 at the earliest. Similarly article IV, section 2, clause c, established the first fugitive slave ordinance under the new Constitution.
What does it mean to have Midas ears?
It usually refers to the spreading of a secret. The term comes from the story of the King of Midas who had long ears, he usually covered his ears so no one would discover that their king had long ears like a donkey. His barber was the only one who knew his secret and the king made the barber promise that he would never tell anyone about the king's secret. Eventually the secret became too much for the barber to handle, one day he left the palace, dug a hole in the ground, and shout the secret loudly inside the hole, then he covered the hole and left. After some time a plant grew in the same place where he had dug the hole, the plant's leaves grew and shouted the secret to all the by-passers until everyone knew that their king actually had long ears like a donkey.
What does slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears mean?
why Jefferson likened slavery to holding "the wolf by the ears." You don't like it, but you don't
What does you have the wolf by the ears mean?
it means you can hear very good
What does it mean when a wolf pushes its ears back together?
It means they're about to eat you.
Was Thomas Jefferson nice or mean?
Thomas Jefferson was said to be a nice man and not a mean person. He was however very opinionated and a strong opponent of slavery.
What ears a wolf spider?
Do you mean (1) What kind of animal hears wolf spiders? Even humans can hear wolf spiders. They are big enough to make a fair amount of noise as they walk around on some surfaces. Do you mean (2) What does a wolf spider hear? Wolf spiders do not have ears like ours, but they are very sensitive to movement transmitted either through ground vibrations (which they pick up through their legs) or through the air (which are detected by sensitive spines on the spider's body. Do you mean (3) What kind of ears does a wolf spider have? None.
What does it mean if a wolf sticks its ears straight up and bares its teeth?
It means he's not afraid to attack. It can mean the wolf is ready to fight or not worried about putting up a fight. It may also mean the wolf has sensed something it does not like, such as a rival wolf approaching the territory.
What does having a wolf by the ears mean?
The phrase "having a wolf by the ears" means being in a difficult or precarious situation where one is managing a dangerous or uncontrollable force. It signifies being trapped in a challenging circumstance with no easy way out.
What manga has a girl with fox ears and tail?
The manga you are referring to is likely "Kamisama Kiss" (Kamisama Hajimemashita) by Julietta Suzuki. The main character, Nanami Momozono, gains fox ears and a tail after becoming a land god.
If a wolf loses its tail in a fight does that mean it can't show most emotions?
No. A wolf can still show all of its emotions by the position of its ears, its posture, its mouth, its eyes and even vocally through barking, whining and howling.
Does she wolf mean female wolf?
A female wolf
What do you mean by ablution of slavery?
I think you mean "abolition" and that means to get rid of slavery
What does you can be a wolf or you can be a lamb mean?
To be a wolf means to be aggressive or mean. To be a lamb is to be shy and passive.
