David Brion Davis Professions : Historian Born : February 16, 1927 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by David Brion Davis We must face the ultimate contradiction that our free and democratic society was made possible by massive slave labor. David Brion Davis slave-labor contradiction faces Similar Authors Abram L. Sachar historian Bryan Ward-Perkins historian Bruce Catton historian Bruce Bartlett historian Brian Crozier historian Allan Nevins historian All Authors