e-texts revisited

Ghetta Life ghetta_outta at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 20 08:22:45 CDT 2003




>From: "snarf" <snarf at montevideo.com.uy>
>
>>Keith McMullen wrote:
>
> >>>"Inventions then cannot, in nature, be a subject of property."
>- - Thomas Jefferson<<<
>
>>Too bad Jefferson's black slaves did not fall under the category of 
>>'inventions.'
>
>Too bad, indeed. But should we forget the hits because of the misses?

No, we shouldn't.  TJ was a genius and the US was profoundly benefited from 
his gracing this land with his presence.  But he wasn't perfect, and neither 
was this land receptive to such perfection.

Ghetta

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