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slave: barbarians and barter for the buck

Slavery. A peculiar institution of the Old World. The Greeks and Romans practiced slavery and condoned it; that is, condoned it for war, condoned it for luxury and condoned it for business. But even then, they knew it to be … Continue reading

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