Susan B. Anthony

No one can doubt that the sufferings of the sober, virtuous woman, in legal subjection to the mastership of a drunken, immoral husband and father over herself and children, not only from physical abuse, but from spiritual shame and humiliation, must be such as the man himself can not possibly comprehend.

American Activist

Henry A. Wallace

Their final objective toward which all their deceit is directed is to capture political power so that, using the power of the state and the power of the market simultaneously, they may keep the common man in eternal subjection.

American Vice President

Norman Thomas

To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our forefathers loved which has saved mankind from subjection to totalitarian power.

Dayananda Saraswati

Salvation is the state of emancipation from the endurance of pain and subjection to birth and death, and of the life of liberty and happiness in the immensity of God.

Indian Leader

Victor Hugo

The three great problems of this century; the degradation of man in the proletariat, the subjection of women through hunger, the atrophy of the child by darkness.

French Author

Mary Ritter Beard

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind.

American Historian

Ambrose Bierce

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

American Journalist

Alvaro Uribe

In the name of justice there cannot be subjection and in the name of peace there cannot be impunity.

Colombian Statesman

W. Clement Stone

Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.

American Businessman

Guillaume Apollinaire

The plastic virtues: purity, unity, and truth, keep nature in subjection.

French Novelist

Often implies negative emotions towards the controlling power or influence.

Negative Feeling

Indicates an imbalance of power, where one has authority over another.

Power Imbalance

Subjection can involve force, threats, or limitations on freedom.

Often Coercive

More common in legal, historical, or formal contexts describing obedience to laws or rulers.

Legal and Formal

Emphasizes the extent of control, suggesting no room for personal freedom or dissent.

Complete Obedience

Used when discussing systems with clear hierarchies, like monarchies or dictatorships.

Authority Context

May implicitly criticize the influencing power as overbearing or improper.

Implicit Critique

Useful in academic contexts for analysis of societal and structural influences.

Academic Analysis

Often conveys a sense of unwilling or harmful subordination.