"We Were Slaves"- from Studies on the Haggadah from the teachings of Nechama Leibowitz

We were slaves to Pharoah in Egypt, and the Lord, our God, took us out from there with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm. If the Holy One, Blessed be God had not taken our fathers out of Egypt, then we, our children and our children's children would still be enslaved to Pharoah in Egypt. Even if all of us were wise, all of us understanding, all elders and versed in the knowledge of the Torah, we would still be obligated to discuss the Exodus from Egypt; and everyone who discusses the Exodus from Egypt at length is praiseworthy. [Translation from Nechama Leibowitz Haggadah. Edited for gender neutrality]