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"Then I say, the earth belongs to each of these generations during its course, fully and in its own right. The second generation receives it clear of the debts and incumbrances of the first, the third of the second, and so on. For if the first could charge it with a debt, then the earth would belong to the dead and not to the living generation. Then, no generation can contract debts greater than may be paid during the course of its own existence." --Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1789. ME 7:455, Papers 15:393
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Ya, I quoted a slave owner
I'm no descendant of a slave owner, and don't feel like I or anyone should have to pay reparations.
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I figure fighing a war where one in four American was wounded in is enough of a payment. Also, black Americans enjoy the seventh best quality of life in the world, far better than any African nation. So in effect, reparations have already been paid.
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I tend to agree.
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Also, not to nitpick, but oriental is not the preferred nomenclature.
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I see what you did there....
