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by Jeff_Brown 1732 days ago
It's actually smarter than the slavery statement. Slavery wasn't just cruel and sick; it was also economic insanity, the biggest waste of potential in at least America's history. People, educated, free and motivated to innovate, are our greatest asset.

(Innovations do break through, of course, even from people denied those things. But even the richest elites would be better of if nobody had to overcome those barriers.)