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kentuck

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5. It was the original sin of America.

Reply to Montelimar (Reply #4)

Tue Sep 8, 2020, 09:58 AM

Sep 2020

But America was not the only country that had slavery. However, America was the only country that fought a Civil War over it and took over a hundred years to come to any terms with it.

I would argue that good people with character got us to where we are today, or it could be much worse.

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Character is all. [View all] kentuck Sep 2020 OP

For some, character is not essential at all empedocles Sep 2020 #1

I guess "moral character" Montelimar Sep 2020 #2

It is easy to look back in history and declare we would have done differently. kentuck Sep 2020 #3

wrong is wrong Montelimar Sep 2020 #4

It was the original sin of America. kentuck Sep 2020 #5

Too bad George fell short. GeorgeGist Sep 2020 #6