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[Jeff Wilson]

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
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> "this time" taken to include the present and near future.
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>>> 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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