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" Slavery, first and foremost, was an energy institution. Shackling human muscle was about getting work done. "
Andrew Nikiforuk
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" When you've got a lot of slaves at your command, you tend to get a little bit fat. You tend to get a little bit lazy. You tend to get a little incompetent because there's not much that you do for yourself anymore. "
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