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To: longnshort who wrote (38809)2/9/2013 4:12:30 PM
From: grusum  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 85487
 
the north got rid of slavery not out of kindness but economics
yes, the costs outweigh the benefits. you had to be rich to own slaves for a reason. i believe if slavery were economic, we'd have had a much harder time getting rid of it.


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