Greek philosopher Aristotle justified this practice by claiming that humanity is divided into two classes, that of the masters and that of the slaves, with the former having a natural right to command, whereas the latter were simply born to obey.
Sengrieķu filozofs Aristotelis attaisnoja verdzību, apgalvodams, ka cilvēce sastāv no divām daļām — kungiem un vergiem — un pirmajiem ir dabiskas tiesības pavēlēt, turpretī otrie ir dzimuši, lai paklausītu.