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By the time Great Britain and the United States abolished the slave trade in 1807-8, what had the slave ship wrought? It had already carried 9 million people out of Africa to the New World. (Another 3 million were yet to come.) British and
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“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire
Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.
The houses are all gone under the sea.
The dancers are all gone under the hill.”
― Four Quartets
Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.
The houses are all gone under the sea.
The dancers are all gone under the hill.”
― Four Quartets
“Having lost sight of our objectives, we redoubled our efforts.”
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“No man in the wrong can stand up against a fellow that's in the right and keeps on a-comin'.”
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“We buy books because we believe we're buying the time to read them.”
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“Old age isn't a battle: old age is a massacre.”
― Everyman
― Everyman
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