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Wilfred Reilly on Thomas Sowell

The Genius of Thomas Sowell

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Race Wasnt the Basis of Slavery

Slavery was present all over the world for thousands of years. Western society should be given credit for eliminating slavery, instead of being criticised for inheriting it. Race wasnt the basis of slavery as wereas a simple historical batter a. The europeans enslaved slaves for centuries before they enslaved before they brought the frate black african to the western hemisphere. But i the actual practice of slavery itself was universal for human beings. I actually, i mean, american slavery, and more specifically, south American slavry, was more brutal than most instances of the practice. There's an old quote that says you're probably a good person if you don't worry about your soul

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