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Posted by tm on 10/20/05 11:52
Neredbojias wrote:
> Leonard Blaisdell quothed:
> > tm wrote:
> > > "And, say, while i'm at it, wouldn't mind killin' me some injuns and
> > > owning a couple dozen negroes. Now, were did I put my wig powder...."
> >
> > Yawn. Do you feel the need to take on the times, culture and prejudice
> > of our fathers? Good luck with all that. But grasp what the age was
> > honestly and deeply. You weren't there.
> > Modern historians can warp as well as illuminate past times.
> > No other citizens of conquering states need apply to this without truly
> > understanding your forbearers. If it wasn't for their foul deeds, you
> > might well not exist.
>
> If I exist *because* of their foul deeds, I would rather not be.
Damn foul wigs.
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