Kings and Presidents Quotes

“The Saudi government paid slave owners to encourage them to free their slaves: $700 for a male slave and $1,000 for a female, until July 7, 1963, after which all slaves were considered free and there was no further compensation for owners.33 This was a unique example of an American president convincing a Saudi leader”
― Bruce Riedel, Kings and Presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR