SLSL Racial Differences

[Steve Maas]

MalignD wrote:
>Your quote is not what P wrote.

My mistake; I carelessly grabbed the first version of the quote I found in 
another post without checking.  I don't have a copy of SL with me, but I 
believe the quote is now correct as posted below.  In my previous post I 
left out ... "a useful purpose, often in the interest of"... .

"It may yet turn out that racial differences are not as basic as questions 
of money and power, but have served a useful purpose, often in the interest 
of those who deplore them most, in keeping us divided and so relatively poor 
and powerless."--Thomas Pynchon

MalignD:
>P's "unique skill" notwithstanding, the amended quote
>above is much clearer than what he did write.

The corrected quote was what I meant.  To me, the added phrase does not 
significantly alter the meaning or clarity.

Steve Maas


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