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Jeff Wilson · 20 May 2009, 19:38 · from 2009-May.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 14:38:41 -0500
Subject: (urth) (no subject)
In-Reply-To: <8833.67.142.130.24.1242847829.squirrel at brunians.org>
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brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
> 
>>>> [Jefferson] continued to own slaves, to keep men made by that same
>>>> Creator from their liberty and their pursuit of happiness for *fifty
>>>> years* after he wrote those words. Who could take such a moral criminal
>>>> seriously?
> 
>>> Books have been written about this. All I will say at this time is that
>                                        ^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^
> 
> "this time" taken to include the present and near future.
> 
>>> I am satisfied that Jefferson's conduct was mediated by necessity.
> 
>> Why can you take Jefferson's word seriously enough to determine that his
>> necessity was valid, but dismiss Rosseau out of hand?
> 
> I have examined the case to my satisfaction. See above.

Not able to explain the disrepancy works for me.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
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