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This is from “The Daily Stoic”. “Both Thomas Jefferson and George Washington profited from slavery, but both knew it was wrong. Yet at the end of their lives, it was Washington who freed his slaves, not Jefferson, who had written far more eloquently about human equality as well as the eternal shame of slavery. Why […]
Supreme Court justice Brandeis was born in Louisville and had tremendous intellect and character. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Brandeis : Justice William O. Douglas later wrote, “Brandeis was a militant crusader for social justice whoever his opponent might be. He was dangerous not only because of his brilliance, his arithmetic, his courage. He was dangerous because he was […]